Sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement

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The microbial killing capacity of aqueous and gaseous ozone on different surfaces contaminated with dairy cattle manure

A high reactivity and leaving no harmful residues make ozone an effective disinfectant for farm hygiene and biosecurity. Our objectives …

2018 Open Access

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Spatiotemporal trends of urban land use/land cover and green infrastructure change in two Ethiopian cities: Bahir Dar and Hawassa

The spatiotemporal analysis of urban land use/land cover change (LULCC) helps to understand the dynamics of the changing environment of …

2018 Open Access

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Temperature and precipitation extremes under current, 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C global warming above pre-industrial levels over Botswana, and implications for climate change vulnerability

Climate extremes are widely projected to become more severe as the global climate continues to warm due to anthropogenic greenhouse …

2018 Open Access

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Biological Invasions in Conservation Planning: A Global Systematic Review

Biological invasions threaten biodiversity in terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems, requiring substantial conservation and management efforts. To examine how the …

2018 Open Access

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Changes in climate extremes over West and Central Africa at 1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming

In this study, we investigate changes in temperature and precipitation extremes over West and Central Africa (hereafter, WAF domain) as …

2018 Open Access

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Isolation, Characterization, and Application of Bacteriophage LPSE1 Against Salmonella enterica in Ready to Eat (RTE) Foods

Salmonella infection is an important foodborne consumer health concern that can be mitigated during food processing. Bacteriophage therapy imparts many …

2018 Open Access

Autre document

Trees to Reconsider before Planting

Trees have both good and bad characteristics, often outgrowing their original space and producing fruit or seed problems that homeowners …

2018 Open Access

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Successfully Transplanting Established Trees

Planning and preparation are the keys to successfully transplanting established trees from one area of your property to another.

2018 Open Access

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Evaluation of the Ground Water Aquifers at the Area between Elarish and Rafah, North Eastern Sinai, Egypt

This study aims to evaluate the quantity and quality of potential groundwater resources, their mode of occurrence in the different …

2018 Open Access

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Residential Solar Photovoltaic System Vs Grid Supply: An Economic Analysis Using RETScreen™

This study presents a RETScreen based economic analysis of switching from grid electricity to solar photovoltaic (PV) system for a …

2018 Open Access

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Author Correction: Nitrogen-rich organic soils under warm well-drained conditions are global nitrous oxide emission hotspots

The original version of this Article contained an error in the first sentence of the Acknowledgements section, which incorrectly referred …

2018 Open Access

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Obeche (Triplochiton scleroxylon K. Schum.): poor products development wood but good environmental tree in Nigeria

Obeche (Triplochiton scleroxylon K. Schum.) is a large tropical tree, the wood products of which are either in solid or …

2018 Open Access

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Accurate evaluation for the biofilm-activated sludge reactor using graphical techniques

A complete graphical solution is obtained for the completely mixed biofilm-activated sludge reactor (hybrid reactor). The solution consists of a …

2018 Open Access

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Immunologic determination of chloramphenicol residue in commercial birds at Nsukka, Enugu State, Southeast Nigeria

Aim: This study aimed to determine the presence and prevalence of chloramphenicol (CAP, a drug which was banned for use …

2018 Open Access

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Residential Solar Photovoltaic System Vs Grid Supply: An Economic Analysis Using RETScreen™

This study presents a RETScreen based economic analysis of switching from grid electricity to solar photovoltaic (PV) system for a …

2018 Open Access

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First record of the nematode Libyostrongylus dentatus Hoberg, Lloyd & Omar, 1995 (Trichostrongylidae) in ostriches (Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758) (Struthionidae) outside the Americas

BACKGROUND: Libyostrongylus douglassii, Libyostrongylus dentatus and Libyostrongylus magnus are nematodes that infect ostriches. The first species has been identified in …

2018 Open Access

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GIS based Water Quality Index Method for Groundwater Quality Assessment Using Hydro Geochemical Data - Karur District, Tamil Nadu, India

The two important criteria needed for the healthy life of human being at this moment are the adequate supply of …

2018 Open Access

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Predictive Modelling for Characterisation of Organics in Pit Latrine Sludge in Unplanned Settlements in Cities of Malawi

The limited availability of data on faecal sludge characteristics remains one of the major challenges faced by developing countries in …

2018 Open Access

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Enhanced Bioremediation of Brass Crude-Oil (Hydrocarbon), Using Cow Dung and Implication on Microbial Population

The present study has used soil samples from Nigeria, contaminated with Brass crude-oil, to determine its biodegradation through enhanced biostimulation …

2018 Open Access

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Water quality modelling of an impacted semi-arid catchment using flow data from the WEAP model

Abstract. The continuous decline in water quality in many regions is forcing a shift from quantity-based water resources management to …

2018 Open Access