water deficit is one of the most important problems facing crop production in arid and semiarid regions in iran. application of super absorbent polymers may somehow control yield reduction in some crop plants under drought stress conditions. in this investigation, the effect of different levels of super absorbent polymer, superab a200 (0, 100, 200, 300 kg/h), and three irrigation intervals (7, ...

Conventional methods for extraction of the active constituents from herbal plants, in addition to their high processing costs, are harmful to the environment owing to their time and energy consumption, uncontrollable parameters, use of toxic and dangerous solvents, loss of the extract, thermal instability, the contamination of the product with organic solvents and the loss of water-soluble comp...

considering importance and the role of forecasting water consumption in water resources management and implementing appropriate short- and long-run policies in order to optimize water demand, therefore, this study aims to provide a model for predicting the water consumption via box and jenkins method. to this end, monthly data for the domestic and agricultural water consumptions of tehran provi...

the increasing need for water in the arid areas of the world has resulted in the emergence of wastewater application for agriculture and landscape. using treated wastewater in agricultural irrigation can provide more adequate supply of high quality water for human consumption, but their heavy metal applications effect must be regulated to ensure no physiological problems for both the plant and ...

Contamination of drinking water by microbiological and chemical agents can lead to adverse health effects. In England and Wales, the Chemicals Hazards and Poisons Division (CHaPD) of the Health Protection Agency provides expert advice on the consequences to public health of chemical contamination incidents affecting drinking water. In this study, we extracted data from the National Database on ...