BACKGROUND In the lower Mekong Basin and coastal zones of Southern Vietnam, forests dominated by the genus Melaleuca have two notable features: most have been substantially disturbed by human activity and can now be considered as degraded forests; and most are subject to acute pressures from climate change, particularly in regards to changes in the hydrological and sodicity properties of forest...

The attenuation of methane and four chlorofluorocarbons was investigated in a dynamic methane and oxygen counter-gradient system simulating a landfill soil cover. Soil was sampled at Skellingsted Landfill, Denmark. The soil columns showed a high capacity of methane oxidation with oxidation rates of 210 g m(-2) d(-1) corresponding to a removal efficiency of 81%. CFC-11 and to a lesser extent als...

abstract surface soil shear strength is an effective parameter in soil erosion and runoff modeling, and known as soil erodibility index. this study was conducted to investigate and predict soil shear strength in central zagros region using multiple linear regressions (mlr). the study site was selected in rangeland and degraded-rangeland landuse with an area of 23562 ha. based on the maps of geo...

With growing environmental and energy concerns, Jatropha plantations are promoted in degraded/waste lands for the biodiesel production. Nutrient rich nonedible deoiled seed cake, a by-product of Jatropha left out after oil extraction was evaluated at the ICRISAT centre at Patancheru, India as an environment friendly source of nutrients for rainy season maize and soybean followed by postrain...

We identi®ed and measured changes in soil characteristics, nutrient availability and microbial activity to a gradient of grazing intensity in the Chaco region of northwestern Argentina (248 430 S and 638 170 W). Three sites were selected for comparison: 1. highly restored (no grazing for 20 years); 2. moderately restored (eight years of restoration); and 3. highly degraded (a typical Chaco camp...

The use of the gaseous funaigant-nematicide methyl bromide in agriculture is scheduled to be phased out in the year 2001.1,3-Dichloropropene (1,3-D) in combination with chloropicrin and an herbicide is considered to be a viable alternative to methyl bromide for some crops. 1,3-Dichloropropene consists of two isomers, cis- and trans-l,3-D. A number of soil bacteria have been shown to initially d...

This paper aims to investigate the degradation and speciation of EDDS-complexes (SS-ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid) in soil following soil washing. The changes in soil solution metal and EDDS concentrations were investigated for three polluted soils. EDDS was degraded after a lag phase of 7-11 days with a half-life of 4.18-5.60 days. No influence of EDDS-speciation on the reaction was observed....

Benzotriazole and methyl benzotriazole were studied in soil, water, and wood. As reported by various authors, benzotriazole is highly stable in soil or water. It was also found to be a potent inhibitor of plant growth, killing several species at levels of about 0.1 mg/ml. Both benzotriazoles are readily degraded by the Fenton reaction; they are also degraded slowly in the presence of horseradis...

hexachlorocyclohexane, an organochlorine insecticide has been used in agriculture and public health programmes since a very long time. it is very resistant to degradation and thus accumulates in the environment for long time. a microbial consortium was developed in our laboratory which could degrade hexachlorocyclohexane very efficiently in water. a study was carried out to understand the biode...