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Groundwater Quality and Geochemistry in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions
This book reviews groundwater quality and its major global contaminants, and collects the latest advances in the analysis, remediation, risk...
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Effects of agro-climatic indices on wheat yield in arid, semi-arid, and sub-humid regions of Iran
This study aimed to analyze the impact of variations of drought-related agro-climatic indices including cumulative precipitation, cumulative...
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Interactions between aerosols and surface ozone in arid and semi-arid regions of China
Atmospheric aerosols affect surface ozone concentrations by influencing radiation, but the mechanism and dominant factors are unclear. Therefore,...
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Ecological Risk Assessment of Soil Salinity in Arid and Semi-arid Areas
In the recent era, soil salinization has remained as one of the largest widespread environmental concerns, responsible for land degradation and...
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Nitrate Contamination in Groundwater of Arid and Semi-Arid Regions, Ecotoxicological Impacts, and Management Strategies
Groundwater is the primary source of drinking and irrigation in arid and semi-arid regions. In the last few decades, groundwater contamination by...
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Arid/semi-arid flora as a treasure trove of bioactives and bioenergy: the case for underutilized desert legumes towards environmental sustainability
As the spectre of climate change gains in strength with each passing moment, many of our mundane food crops like rice face the heat, leading to...
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Homology and heterogeneity of soil trace elements of coal power production bases in arid and semi-arid areas of Northwest China
Coal power activities could cause regional fluctuations of trace elements, but the distribution information of these trace elements in arid and...
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Uncovering Fluoride Contamination in Groundwater of Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: Stigma to Solutions
Fluoride contamination in the groundwater is a threat to water security. This is highly dangerous in arid and semi-arid regions which comprises...
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Case Study in Arid and Semi-arid Regions
This chapter aims to discuss the potential and future prospective of waste-to-energy in arid and semi-arid regions. The main focus will be on the...
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Climate change, food security, and sustainable production: a comparison between arid and semi-arid environments of Iran
Climate change is among the most pressing challenges for human advancement in the twenty-first century. Climate change is having a significant impact...
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Horizontal Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas—A Review
Horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (HSSFCWs) were first developed by Seidel in the early 1960s and upgraded by Reinhold Kickuth as the...
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Arid Agroforestry for Thar Desert
Agroforestry is a sustainable land use system which involves woody components such as trees and shrubs along with agriculture crops; including...
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Explaining the role of land use changes on land surface temperature in an arid and semi-arid metropolitan area with multi-scale spatial regression analysis
Urban Heat Islands (UHIs), Land Surface Temperature (LST), and Land Use Land Cover (LULC) changes are critical environmental concerns that require...
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Assessing the impact of anthropogenic activities on land use and land cover changes in the semi-arid and arid regions of Algeria
Land use and land cover are critical factors that influence the environment and human societies. The dynamics of LULC have been constantly changing...
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The evaluation of N/P fate using the SPARROW model: a case study in an arid and semi-arid region, northern China
The assessment of nutrients’ fate from source to sink is critical to water quality control. As an important ecological reserve in the arid and...
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Ensuring Sustainability of Groundwater Resources: A Review of Challenges and Initiatives by Southern African Arid and Semi-arid Countries
Water research in most Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries is focused more on water resource managementWater Resource Management...
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Effect of highway greenbelt constrution on groundwater flow in a semi-arid region
The highway greenbelt, vigorously promoted in arid and semi-arid areas, has obvious impacts on beautifying the environment, absorbing dust, reducing...
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Safflower seed production in semi-arid regions and greenhouse gas emissions
The cultivation of safflower for biofuel production can help to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and promote sustainable agriculture, particularly...
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Spatiotemporal patterns and evolutionary trends of eco-environmental quality in arid regions of Northwest China
The arid regions of northwest China suffer from water shortages, low land quality, and a fragile ecological environment, while social and economic...
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Integrated assessment of groundwater vulnerability in arid areas combining classical vulnerability index and AHP model
Groundwater is the main source of water for agriculture, industry, and families in arid areas. At present, there is an urgent need to protect...
