This survey focusing on the identification and characterization of the bacteria inhabiting the arsenic (As) and lead (Pb) contaminated regions near the industrial zone of the eastern coast of the Nile valley at Beni-Suef, Egypt. The preliminary results showed that the Arsenic and Lead recorded high levels of contamination (ranging from 4.88-68.8 mg/kg of dry soil for arsenic and 13.6-242.12 mg/...

The effect and influence of dry plasma etching processes of Si=SiGe using HBr for the formation of diode mesa structures has been investigated to minimise sidewall leakage current. To characterise sidewall damage electrically, Si-based resonant interband tunnel diodes (RITD) were processed and the completed RITDs compared by their peak-to-valley current ratio (PVCR) and valley current density (...

The purpose of the study was to determine the role of land use, seasonality, and hydrometeorological conditions on the relationship between stream water potassium (K+) concentration and discharge during different types of floods-short- and long-duration rainfall floods as well as snowmelt floods on frozen and thawed soils. The research was conducted in small catchments (agricultural, woodland, ...

The realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires local governments globally to integrate Goals (SDGs) into their policy and practice. In case Hunter Valley Region Australia, a key sustainable development issue is climate change-induced flooding. localization mainstreaming SDG 13 on action can support tangible municipal actions in Region. However, while it acknowledged tha...

Introduction: The role of past and present water is the current focus of the Mars Exploration Program. Athabasca Valles is widely considered to be the site of the most recent major aqueous floods on Mars [1-5]. However, the previous models used to investigate the hydraulics of this flood had significant limitations. The goal of this project is to modify and apply a cutting-edge hydraulic model ...

High-grade gneisses (amphibolite–granulite facies) of the Namche Barwa and Gyala Peri massifs, in the eastern Himalayan syntaxis, have been unroofed from metamorphic depths in the late Tertiary–Recent. Rapid exhumation (2–5 mm year) has resulted in a pronounced shallow conductive thermal anomaly beneath the massifs and the intervening Tsangpo gorge. The position of the 300 !C isotherm has been ...

Introduction: Slope streaks on Mars, first observed in Viking Orbiter images [1], were imaged in detail by MGS MOC [2,3], and have been observed to form and change over less than decadal time periods [3]. Typically displaying a low albedo relative to their surroundings, they show no detectable relief, are elongated downslope, usually <200 m in width, and usually extend for distances ranging fro...

Forested watersheds offer access to vital natural resources, i.e., water supply for drinking, agriculture and industry, transport routes, and hydroelectric energy. Ecosystem services provided by these watersheds are numerous and, in addition to good quality water, include reduced peak river flow during storms; increased availability of groundwater and base flow in streams during seasonal dry pe...