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Pesticides in the Great Lakes
Pesticides have been widely and heavily used in agriculture in the Great Lakes Basin (approximately 93000 tons were used in 1995 alone). Herbicides...
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Brominated Flame Retardants in the Great Lakes
Brominated flame retardants in the Great Lakes have not been as well studied as many of the polychlorinated pollutants, especially PCBs, but in the...
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Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Great Lakes
This chapter reviews the scientific understanding of the concentrations, trends, and cycling of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the Great...
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Great Lakes
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are produced during the incomplete combustion of organic material. They can also be produced through...
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Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Great Lakes: An Overview
This chapter presents background information on the Great Lakes and summarizes the content of each chapter of this book.
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Polychlorinated Naphthalenes in the Great Lakes
This review examines the sources and occurrence of polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) in the Great Lakes environment and summarizes current...
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Perfluorinated Compounds in the Great Lakes
Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAs) are released to the environment via their manufacturing processes, their use in commercial products, or indirectly via...
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Toxaphene in the Great Lakes
Toxaphene is a major persistent organic contaminant in air, water and fish in the Great Lakes. The story of toxaphene in the Great Lakes, like that...
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Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans in the Great Lakes
The history of “dioxin”, PCDD/F, contamination in the Great Lakes is reviewed. Occurrence, geographical distribution, and temporal trends in air,...
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Spatiotemporal distribution and density of a falconid at an airport offer insights into management plans
Airports can be attractive places for fauna to find food resources, especially for large birds, which can cause severe collisions with aircraft. At...
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Naturalized alien flora of Uzbekistan: species richness, origin and habitats
This is the first study providing an up-to-date account of the alien flora in Uzbekistan and analyzing the relationship between the invasion status...
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Long-term biotic homogenization in the East African Rift System over the last 6 million years of hominin evolution
Eastern Africa preserves the most complete record of human evolution anywhere in the world but we have little knowledge of how long-term...
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Study of hydrodynamic cavitation applied for the selective removal of Escherichia coli and Daphnia sp. present in the cultivation of microalgae in agro-industrial wastewater
The presence of undesirable microorganisms in wastewater, considered a low-cost medium, can affect the production of biomass as they take nutrients...
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Exploring the cooperation between nitrogen-fixing and non-fixing alfalfa rhizobia
Alfalfa plays a crucial role in agriculture due to its nitrogen-fixing partnership with rhizobia, resulting in nutritious forage. While the potential...
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Root Rot Management in Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Through Integrated Biocontrol Strategies using Metabolites from Trichoderma harzianum, Serratia marcescens, and Vermicompost Tea
Common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an essential food staple and source of income for small-holder farmers across Africa. However, yields are...
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How to get to the N – a call for interdisciplinary research on organic N utilization pathways by plants
Background and aimsWhile nitrogen (N) derived from soil organic matter significantly sustains agricultural plants, the complexities of organic N...
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Dissolved Organic Matters, an Intermediary of the Microbial Community and Potassium Fertilizers in A. carmichaeli rhizosphere Soil
PurposeAconitum carmichaeli Debx. (Ranunculaceae) is a traditional Chinese medicine with large-scale artificial cultivation in China. Potassium...
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Signaling function of NH4+ in the activation of Fe-deficiency response in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
Main conclusionNH 4 + is necessary for full functionality of reduction-based Fe deficiency response in plants.
AbstractNitrogen (N) is present in soil...
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Analysis of the Ability of Marsh Samphire (Salicornia europaea) to Extract Environmentally Relevant Elements from Different Culture Media: Contribution of Biochar to Plant Nutrition and Growth
Soil salinity is considered one of the major global challenges that agricultural production is currently facing. This condition, together with the...
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Soil Phosphorus Dynamics under Long-Term No-Till with Offseason Intercrop** Systems
Purpose A long-term no-till study was conducted to determine whether offseason intercrop** systems with maize as the cash crop increase crop straw...
