We develop an approach to utilize anisotropic metamaterials to solve one of the fundamental problems of modern plasmonics--parasitic scattering of surface waves into free-space modes, opening the road to truly two-dimensional plasmonic optics. We illustrate the developed formalism on the examples of plasmonic refractor and plasmonic crystal, and discuss limitations of the developed technique an...

Leachate and groundwater samples were collected from Vendipalayam, Semur and Vairapalayam landfill sites in Erode city, Tamil Nadu, India, to study the possible impact of leachate percolation on groundwater quality. Concentrations of various physicochemical parameters including heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, Fe and Zn) were determined in leachate samples and are reported. The concentrati...

the focus of this research work is on the determination of the impact of mining on the groundwater quality in the historical mining region of sw ashanti region in ghana. this work describes the characteristics of the groundwater chemistry and pollution of the aquifer in the gold-ore bearing formation, which is highly weathered and fractured. the fractures control the permeability and depth of t...

Papers published in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions are under open-access review for the journal Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Abstract Streambed temperatures can be easily, accurately and inexpensively measured at many locations. We obtained 140 vertical streambed temperature profiles along a 220 m section of a small artificial stream to characterize patterns of groundwat...

Geology of this area is ranging from Precambrian age for the rocks of granite, gneisses, schist and quartzite rocks, to recent age overlain by thick layers of alluvial deposits. This study aims to evaluate geological and structural influences on groundwater of Chamarajanagar taluk. It is an essential resource in outcrop and structures of the area, because of local field conditions, such as rock...

This study evaluates the piezometric weighing lysimeter method of van der Kamp and Schmidt, based on two annual cycles of measurements in a mature boreal aspen forest in western Canada. The method is used to infer components of the moisture balance on a scale of hectares. The method is based on accurate measurement of groundwater pore pressure in thick clay formations, and depends on the princi...

groundwater quality in nour coastal plain in mazandaran province of iran is assessed by measuring physicochemical parameters including total dissolved solid, electrical conductivity, ph, total hardness, major cation and anion compositions and nitrate pollution. for this purpose, fifty groundwater samples were collected in july 2012. the hydrochemical types, ca–hco3 and mg–hco3 dominate in all s...

EXTENDED ABSTRACT The end user requirement for this development is to be able to assess the impact of land use changes on groundwater quality, specifically that due to nitrate leaching from agriculture. Implementation will be for alluvial plains at scales up to about 2000 km. GIS databases provide information on land use and soils. This information, at individual field and farm scale, enables m...