Used tires are unwanted wastes especially in urban areas and their extent is growing every year. With the development of human societies increasing use automobiles, year millions used collected as garbage around world leave consumption cycle. However, they can be by mixing with soil, one basic building materials, to improve mechanical properties. This article discusses effect adding tire chips ...

Support material used in constructed wetlands has been shown to be a key element and significant mechanism in the process of contaminants removal from sewage including phosphorus compounds. Recycled waste tires processed into small chips that are similar to conventional stone aggregate are currently used in the construction of septic system leach fields and could be a green alternative as suppo...

Soil temperature controls plant growth and many related processes in the soil. A mulch or crop residue covering the soil may alter soil temperatures significantly. Available simulation models often lack experimental data for the mulch thermal conductivity and its dependence on air velocity. The apparent thermal conductivity (k) of wheat straw, pine straw, tire chips, dry sandy soil, and the the...