A simple, remote-sensed method of detection of traces of petroleum in soil combining artificial intelligence (AI) with mid-infrared (MIR) laser spectroscopy is presented. A portable MIR quantum cascade laser (QCL) was used as an excitation source, making the technique amenable to field applications. The MIR spectral region is more informative and u...
Diplomová práce Úprava a zlepšování zemin se věnuje problematice vyztužování zemin pomocí sklovláknitých textilních vláken, která vznikají jako odpad při výrobě sklovláknité perlinkové tkaniny. Práce je rozdělená do pěti hlavních částí. První část se věnuje popisu zemin, jejich vlastností, rozdělení a způsobům úprav a zlepšování. Další části charak...
Laser induced fluorescence (LIF) technique has been demonstrated as a powerful technology for analyzing the contamination of petroleum due to its excellent attributes of rapid analysis speed and slight sample preparation. This study focuses on the monitoring application of LIF in petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soils by establishing the three-di...
(1) Background: Plants act as the natural sink for a variety of toxins in the environment, including veterinary antibiotics (VAs). The objective of this study was to evaluate the uptake and fate of sulfadimethoxine (SDZ), oxytetracycline (OTC), and streptomycin (STR) in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.), carrot (Daucus carota), and pepper (Capsicum annum...
Sustainability is a utopia of societies, that could be achieved by a harmonious balance between socio-economic development and environmental protection, including the sustainable exploitation of natural resources. The present Special Issue addresses a multiplicity of realities that confirm a deviation from this utopia in the real world, as well as ...
Grassland ecosystems on the Qinghai&ndash / Tibet Plateau (QTP) provide numerous ecosystem services and functions to both local communities and the populations living downstream through the provision of water, habitat, food, herbal medicines, and shelter. This review examined the current ecological status, degradation causes, and impacts of the var...
Sustainable food production has long been a priority for mankind and this is being challenged by limited arable land, challenged landscapes, and higher human population growth. China started conservation farming around the 1950&rsquo / s. However, main Conservation Tillage (CT) research started in 1992. Using a systematic meta-analysis approach, th...
The performance of headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) was upgraded by easy and low-cost preparation of a new nanocomposite fiber. A polypyrrole/chromium-based metal–organic framework, [email protected](Cr), nanocomposite was electrochemically synthesized and simultaneously coated on a steel wire as a microextraction sorbent. The morphology a...
Microplastics (MPs) are emerging pollutants that exist in different environmental media. Because of their wide range and large potential environmental hazards, they have attracted widespread attention in recent years. At present, the research on MP is mostly concentrated on the water ecosystems, and the impact on soil ecosystems is less studied. In...
In eastern Canada, spruces (Picea spp.) and pines (Pinus spp.) are among the main commercial species being logged for their lumber or wood fiber. Annually, about 175 million seedlings are planted in areas totaling ~100,000 ha. Appropriate microsite selection is essential during reforestation operations, given that it can improve the chances of surv...
