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Edvantoro, Bagus Bina. "Bioavailability, toxicity and microbial volatilisation of arsenic in soils from cattle dip sites." Title page, Contents and Abstract only, 2000. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09A/09ae24.pdf.
Ring, Eva. "Nitrogen in soil water at five nitrogen-enriched forest sites in Sweden /." Uppsala : Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniv.), 2001. http://epsilon.slu.se/avh/2001/91-576-5795-5.pdf.
Xiong, Xianzhe, and mikewood@deakin edu au. "Heavy metal accumulation in soils at three field sites subject to effluent irrigation." Deakin University. School of Ecology and Environment, 2003. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20050902.110403.
Quine, T. A. "An evaluation of soil analysis for determining formation processes on archaeological sites." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.382402.
McIntyre, Jonathan Larry. "AN EVALUATION OF EARTHQUAKE GROUND-MOTION SITE EFFECTS AT TWO SITES UNDERLAIN BY DEEP SOILS IN WESTERN KENTUCKY." UKnowledge, 2008. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/562.
Eckenrod, Brian John. "Recreation Impacts on High Elevation Soils: A Comparison of Disturbed, Undisturbed and Restored Sites." Thesis, Montana State University, 2006. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2006/eckenrod/EckenrodB0506.pdf.
Carlton, Brian. "An Improved Description of the Seismic Response of Sites with High Plasticity Soils, Organic Clays, and Deep Soft Soil Deposits." Thesis, University of California, Berkeley, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3640374.
Near surface soils can greatly influence the amplitude, duration, and frequency content of ground motions. The amount of their influence depends on many factors, such as the geometry and engineering properties of the soils and underlying bedrock, as well as the earthquake source mechanism and travel path. Building codes such as the 2012 International Building Code (IBC) define six site categories for seismic design of structures, which are based on the sites defined by the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). Site categories A, B, C, D, and E are defined by the time averaged shear wave velocity over the top 30 meters of the soil deposit. Site category F is defined as sites that include liquefiable or sensitive soils, as well as sites with more than 3 meters (10 ft) of peat or highly organic clays, more than 7.5 meters (25 ft) of soil with PI > 75, and more than 37 meters (120 ft) of soft to medium stiff clays. The IBC specifies simplified procedures to calculate design spectra for NEHRP sites A through E, and requires a site specific investigation for NEHRP F sites. However, established procedures for performing the required site specific investigations for NEHRP F sites are limited.
The objective of this research is to develop a simplified procedure to estimate design spectra for non-liquefiable NEHRP F sites, specifically sites with organic soils, highly plastic soils, and deep soft soil deposits. The results from this research will directly affect US practice by developing much needed guidelines in this area.
There is little empirical data on the seismic response of non-liquefiable NEHRP F sites. As a result, this study focused on generating data from site response analyses. To capture the variability of ground motions, this study selected five base case scenarios according to tectonic environments and representative cases encountered in common US practice. Suites of ground motions for each scenario were created by collecting ground motions from online databases. Some of the ground motions were scaled and others were spectrally matched to their respective target response spectra. Fifteen different NEHRP E and F sites were created for the site response analyses. Seven of the sites are based on actual sites from the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, Ottawa, Canada, Guayaquil, Ecuador, and Hokkaido, Japan. The other eight sites are variations of the seven base case sites. This study conducted a total of 14,541 site response analyses using a well documented site response analysis program.
This study then developed a simplified model to estimate response spectra for non-liquefiable NEHRP F sites. The simplified model was developed in two stages. In the first stage, the results for each site were regressed separately against the ground motion intensity to estimate the effect of the ground motion scenario. In the second stage, the site specific coefficients calculated from the first stage were regressed against site properties to determine their site dependence. These two parts were then combined to form the final model. The simplified model was validated against a separate database than the one used to develop it. This validation database consisted of 24 effective stress nonlinear site response analyses for three sites and eight ground motion scenarios.
The simplified model developed in this study does not replace a site response analysis, but rather augments it. It is hoped that the results of this dissertation will help practicing engineers gain a better understanding of their site before conducting site response analyses
Mojsilovic, Ognjen. "Estimating bioaccessibility, phytoavailability and phytotoxicity of contaminant arsenic in soils at former sheep dip sites." Lincoln University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10182/1142.
Boyle, Richard Anthony. "The use of poloxamer surfactants in soils washing for the remediation of former gasworks sites." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.275315.
Bays, Nathalie. "The effects of herring gulls (Larus argentatus) on the vegetation and soils of their nesting sites /." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape16/PQDD_0005/MQ29651.pdf.
Louzon, Maxime. "Développement d’indicateurs chimiques et biologiques pour l’évaluation des risques environnementaux des sites et sols contaminés." Thesis, Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020UBFCD040.
In the context of the sustainable management of polluted sites and soils, the overall objective of this thesis was to improve environmental (ERA) and human health (HHRA) risk assessments.Threshold guide values (TGV) were determined ex situ in the land snail for metal(loid)s, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) as well as global indicators, such as ex situ indices of sum of excess transfer (GSET) and ecotoxicological risk (GERITOXE). These indicators were applied to 68 various contaminated soils and showed that it is not necessarily the most contaminated soils that present the highest risk. In addition, it was highlighted that excess metal(loid) transfers to snail are, unlike non-anomalous transfers from the soil geochemical background, more influenced by the total concentration than by the physico-chemical properties of the soils. Beyond these influences, the question also arose of the influence of site specificities on the bioavailability of contaminants to the snail. This was investigated in an inter-laboratory test leading to the standardization of the in situ and ex situ approaches (ISO 24032). It was evidenced that transfers are generally higher ex situ than in situ, except for few metals (e.g., Cd and Mo). This enable to discern the respective interests of in situ and ex situ ERA methods and the answers obtained according to scientific questions and management perspectives. The relationships between bioavailable concentrations and specific ecotoxicological effects for the snail were studied at different levels of organization (life history traits and genomic stability) to refine the interpretation of the global indicators developed. The relevance of the coupling of the micronucleus assay with the random amplification technique of polymorphic DNA for the assessment of genotoxicity in hemocytes was demonstrated. The study of telomere dynamics in the land snail has been developed and has revealed novel patterns. A strong telomere attrition during growth from the juvenile to the sub-adult stage was characterized, followed by a maintenance of telomere length during adult life. Although genotoxic damage has been identified and associated with health alterations to snails exposed to metal- and PAH-contaminated soils, their telomeres are not shortened in hemocytes. In the context of the applicability of the One health initiative to the management of polluted sites and soils considering both human and environmental health, the study of exposures with the relationships between bioaccessibility to humans and bioavailability to the snails of As, Cd and Pb in contaminated soils revealed strong convergences. Concerning the links between risk levels, it was shown that soils identified as "at risk" for human health could present a low or even absence of transfer of contaminants to snails and therefore an absence of environmental risk, offering alternative management perspectives.In conclusion, the results obtained pave the way towards the research of fundamental relationships between environmental and toxicological bioavailability at different levels of biological organization and the identification of the respective interests of field and laboratory approaches in risk assessments in relation to management issues. Approaches to combine environmental and health assessment methodologies are proposed in the aim to better manage environmental pollutions. Finally, the indicators developed within the framework of this thesis strengthen the positioning of targeted chemical and biological characterization tools at the site scale
Dilley, Thomas Edward 1959. "Late Quaternary loess stratigraphy, soils, and environments of the Shaw Creek Flats Paleoindian sites, Tanana Valley, Alaska." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/282635.
Ramahlo, Masetle Nelson. "Physico-chemical and biological characterization of soils from selected farmlands around three mining sites in Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1127.
The study was conducted to assess the impact of mining activities on selected soil physical, chemical and microbial properties on farmlands around three selected mining sites. Nine soil samples were collected from each of the following farms : Hans Merensky, Mogoboya and Leon Tom, Foskor Mine and JCI mining sites, respectively. Additional nine soil samples were collected from non-polluted Waterbok farm that serves as a control for the purpose of comparison. The samples were taken at 0–15, 15–30, 30–45 cm depths at three sampling points on each farm for physical, chemical and biological studies. However, soil samples collected for microbial (fungi, bacteria and actinomycetes) counts were surface (0–15 cm) soil samples. Soil chemical properties determined include pHw, electrical conductivity (ECe), exchangeable acidity (EA), organic carbon, available phosphorous, exchangeable cations as well as heavy metal (i.e. Mn, Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd, As and Sb) concentrations. The physical parameters determined include texture (sand, silt and clay) as well as bulk density. Soil pHw and ECe values decreased with depth; and ranged from 6.94 to 6.50 and from 12.24 to 10.76 mS cm-1, respectively. Exchangeable acidity showed a gradual increase with depth and ranged from 0.72 to 0.80 cmol(+)(kg), while percent organic carbon decreased with depth ranging from 1.41 to 2.19 %. Exchangeable cations, particularly K and Mg increased with depth while Ca decreased marginally with soil depth. Available phosphorous content decreased following increases in distance from the pollution source while heavy met.al contamination decreased with soil depth but increased further away from the pollution source. Significantly high loads of Pb, As and Sb were recorded at all depths on the three farms around the mining sites, which were largely responsible for the pollution but worse on the Leon Tom farm; with Pb constituting the greatest pollutant. The concentration of extractable heavy metals in the studied areas was in the order: As >Sb>Pb>Zn>Cu >Mn >Cd. Cadmium level appeared generally very low in all samples while elevated levels of Mn, Cu and Zn were detected at all depths in the polluted soils.Significant differences in microbial levels were detected at the various sampling points. The highest count of 3.82 and 6.20 CFU g-1 for fungi and actinomycete, respectively were both from the Leon Tom farm, while 6.46 CFU g-1 counts for bacteria was obtained from Mogoboya farm. Interestingly, fungal and actinomycetes activities were more sensitive to heavy metal contamination than bacteria that were significantly increased following soil pollution.
National Research Foundation (NRF)
Batteria, Morgane. "La responsabilité du fait des sites et sols pollués par les installations classées pour la protection de l'environnement (ICPE)." Electronic Thesis or Diss., université Paris-Saclay, 2023. http://www.theses.fr/2023UPASH018.
Liability for polluted sites and soils from facilities classified for environmental protection is a cross-cutting issue at the crossroads of fundamental challenges. Soil plays a key role in regulating major natural cycles and the climate. In the current context of global warming, and in light of recent reports on the biodiversity crisis, combating soil pollution and ensuring the best possible soil remediation, in line with the "polluter pays" principle and therefore without the costs being passed on to the community, is a priority. A clear legal framework will help to achieve this. In legal terms, the plurality of liability regimes leaves much to be desired. This research proposes to rationalize and articulate the different foundations of private and public law, in order to strengthen them. Soil is also a vital support for the economic development of territories.The multitude of uncoordinated sanctions (civil, administrative and criminal) is a source of complexity and legal uncertainty. The aim of our work is to simplify and clarify these sanctions. In addition, it is appropriate to consider and strengthen all means of guaranteeing the recovery of environmental claims, with a view to achieving full compensation. To this end, the study aims to provide answers to outstanding questions, notably concerning liability in the event of collective proceedings or in the presence of groups of companies. To this end, the deployment of dedicated mechanisms - such as financial guarantees, the creation of a mutual fund, ecological compensation and real environmental obligations - is proposed
Ferraro, Alberto. "Optimal design and operation of HMs removal from soil by EDDS enhanced washing." Thesis, Paris Est, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015PESC1194/document.
The object of the present research work is the optimization of soil-washing processes applied to heavy metal contaminated soils. The work focuses on the whole cycle of these treatments, including the possible recovery and the proper disposal of the used washing solution. Both the design and the exploitation of a soil washing treatment are investigated, in order to maximize their efficacy, in terms of cost and process efficiency. At this aim process parameters and reactor configurations are studied in details through lab-scale tests, and the observed kinetics are simulated through mathematical modeling. Soil samples used for the experimental activity were collected from an agricultural field located in Southern Italy, mainly contaminated by copper. Among several Aminopolycarboxylate (APC) chelating agents, Ethylenediamine-N,N'-disuccinic acid (EDDS) was selected, for its recognized biodegradability, widely reported in literature works, and its efficiency as extracting agent towards several heavy metals, including Cu. Literature review allowed determining the two most important process parameters to be investigated for washing optimization. The two parameters were identified as EDDS : Cu molar ratio and liquid to soil ratio (L/S). In order to investigate the effect of these parameters on process kinetics and Cu extraction yield, batch washing tests in continuous-stirred tank reactor configuration (CSTR) were carried out. EDDS : Cu molar ratio increase was found to be able to enhance process efficiency more than L/S increase. Batch tests clearly displayed a first fast kinetic step at the beginning of the treatment, followed by a second slower kinetic extraction step, which lasted until the end of the treatment. According to this observation, an empirical mathematical model based on two-kinetic terms was formulated. Model parameters were firstly calibrated and then validated using two different sets of experimental data. The derived mathematical model was useful to assess the validity of the two-kinetic steps process hypothesis, and to provide a tool for process efficiency prediction depending on EDDS : Cu molar ratio and treatment time length. Exploitation costs of the process were minimized studying different treatment configurations. In details two Plug-Flow configurations were analyzed and compared to the CSTR one. The two Plug-Flow configurations were simulated using several reactors in series, varying the detention time of the reactors, and fractionating the injection of the washing solution. Achieved results displayed improvements in terms of Cu extraction yield and process kinetic for the tested Plug-Flow conditions compared to the CSTR one, and showed that the use of a Plug-Flow reactor allows to reduce the amount of required washing solution. Finally, an electrochemical process was tested for the treatment and the recovery of the spent EDDS solution. Batch tests were carried out to optimize electrochemical process parameters (e.g. current density, washing solution pH and conductivity). The recovered solution was also used for a multi-washing test. Results proved the effectiveness of the electrochemical treatment for EDDS solution recovery and its potential application as technique for EDDS-enhanced soil washing costs reduction
Fuller, Leslie A. "Isolated tree canopy effects on understory plant composition and soil characteristics in three black oak savanna sites of northern Indiana." Virtual Press, 1998. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1115739.
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Smith, Jeannette. "Stable isotope analysis of fauna and soils from sites in the Eastern Free State and Western Lesotho, Southern Africa : a palaeoenvironmental interpretation." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21773.
Siroux, Brice. "Interactions dans un système césium, strontium/matière organique naturelle/argiles des sols." Thesis, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017USPCC177/document.
This study is part of the DEMETERRES project, which aims to develop new methods and technologies in the field of decontamination and remediation of contaminated soils and effluents after a nuclear accident. The objective of this PhD is to obtain a better knowledge of 137Cs and 90Sr interactions onto agricultural soils and to better predict the chemical state of these elements in soils after a nuclear accident. A database in the multi-sites ion exchanger formalism has been built, reflecting the adsorption behaviours of Cs+ and Sr2+ onto illite and smectite (two major clay minerals) with regards to major environmental cations: i.e. H+, Na+, and Ca2+. It was used to predict the adsorption of Cs+ and Sr2+ onto French agricultural soil samples (Pusignan, Etoile-sur-Rhône and Herqueville). Good simulations of the adsorption of Cs+ and Sr2+ onto Pusignan and Etoile-sur-Rhône are obtained. In the case of Herqueville, the removal of NOM does not improve the agreement between experimental results and simulations, but the removal of exchangeable aluminum allows a better representation of the adsorption results of Sr2+ onto Herqueville, but not for Cs+. This work allows efficiently simulating the adsorption of Cs and Sr onto soils and support decontamination and remediation strategies after a nuclear accident
Stetten, Lucie. "Spéciation et mobilité de l'uranium dans des sols et des sédiments lacustres en aval d'anciens sites miniers." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Sorbonne université, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018SORUS249.
Uranium scavenging in soils and sediments located downstream from former U mines is expected to naturally limit uranium dispersion in downstream waterways. However, uranium mobility in such contaminated sites may depend on the identity of U traps as well as the geochemical conditions. The aim of this thesis was to improve our knowledge on the geochemical behavior and the mobility of uranium in U contaminated lacustrine sediments and wetland soils, whose reducing conditions is expected to mitigate uranium mobility because U(IV) species are less soluble than U(VI) ones. X-ray absorption spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy analyzes combined with geochemical analyzes were carried out. In U contaminated lake sediments, we show that indirect reduction of U(VI) by Fe(II) associated to clay minerals may be a major diagenetic process responsible for the scavenging of uranium. For organic-rich weltand soils, we show a sharp uranium redox boundary mainly controlled by the water-table. For both sites, U(IV) mononuclear species and U(IV)-phosphate minerals were identified as the major species controlling uranium solubility, while uraninite is virtually absent. For the highly U-contaminated wetland soil, we suggest a major uranium redistribution via the oxidative dissolution of U(IV)-minerals followed by U(VI) organic matter complexation. Soil incubation experiments have confirmed these redistribution mechanisms and suggest different geochemical behaviors for lermontovite (U(PO4)(OH)•H2O) and ningyoite (CaU(PO4)2•2H2O). These experiments also highlight the role of organic matter in the control of uranium mobility, favoring the remobilization of U(IV) organic complexes under reducing conditions. Altogether, our results call for the need to consider both non-uraninite U(IV) minerals and mononuclear U(IV) complexes in such anoxic environments as major species controlling uranium solubility
Everett, Melanie Amber. "Molecular and isotopic indicators of paleoenvironmental change in low-organic-carbon soils with applications to Pleistocene archaeological sites in Greece, Algeria, and Ethiopia." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2009. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3378345.
Title from home page (viewed on Jul 12, 2010). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-10, Section: B, page: 6064. Adviser: Lisa M. Pratt.
Delafoulhouze, Maximilien. "Développement et application de l’analyse dirigée par l’effet pour la recherche et l’identification de contaminants à risque présents dans les sols des sites pollués." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016BORD0384/document.
The soil is a scarce resource fulfilling many functions necessary for the proper functioning of ecosystems and societies. Nevertheless, it suffers human pressures causing its deterioration. In Europe, 16% of the territory is subject to soil degradations. One of the threats to the soil homeostasis is the chemical contamination from industrial activity sites. These contaminated sites, estimated to number of 2.5 million in Europe are causing a risk to human and environmental health. Unfortunately, at present there is no common European regulatory framework for the management of these sites, whose diagnoses are made only on short lists of molecules and priority pollutants. However, soil contamination generally comes from complex mixtures whose toxicity is due to a combination of contaminants. The aim of this work concerns the identification of compounds responsible for the toxicity of the contaminated soil by applying an effect-directed analysis (EDA), a technique which combines biological and chemical analyzes to a physico-chemical fractionation. After the development of EDA on the solid matrices, this approach has been used on polluted sites to identify the compounds binding to the aryl hydrocabon receptor (AhR). This allowed to highlight contaminants with a biological activity not included in the diagnoses of polluted soils such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons non-priority according to US-EPA, their oxidation products and compounds containing N -, S-, O-heterocycles
Bellagh, Katia. "Valorisation des sols urbains faiblement polluées dans les travaux de terrassement : le devenir des polluants dans les sols traités compactés." Thesis, Paris Est, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017PESC1025/document.
This work fits in the protection of natural resources. It aims the valorization urban soils excavated during earthworks. Given their high degree of heterogeneity and disturbed history, urban soils remain poorly characterized from a geotechnical and environmental point of view. In addition, their specificities generally do not allow the application of currently available regulatory guides, the purpose of which is to supervise the reuse of materials in the fields of civil engineering. The first part of this work consisted of a geotechnical, chemical and mineralogical characterization of two urban soils. These soils were excavated more than one meter deep in the Paris region in an industrial area (in Boulogne Billancourt) and in an area near the Paris peripheral road (in Ivry-sur-Seine). This step made it possible to show some common characteristics: close geotechnical, gypsum (main support of sulfur and strontium), elements based on concrete and slags (magnetic and non-magnetic), important phases falling respectively to classifications (C1B5 / C1A1 according to the RTM), a remarkable content of organic carbon, significant amounts (in total content) of metallic trace elements and sulphates, and finally a complex composition with a natural and anthropogenic component evidenced by a test of sorting imported from the field of aggregates. This latter component comprises bricks, gypsum (main support of sulfur and strontium), concrete-based elements as well as slags (magnetic and non-magnetic), main phases respectively carrying the metallic and carbon phases. Using a linear regression approach, the distribution of anthropogenic artifacts was evaluated in the different soil size compartments, which allows understanding the natural processes of urban soil degradation (phase fragmentation accompanied by pollutant transfer).According to environmental regulations based on leaching tests, metallic pollutants do not exhibit critical mobility (leaching). However, these soils are not considered inert waste because of their high total organic carbon content and their excessive release of sulphates (the main soil pollutant), fluorine and antimony. The treatment with 1% lime for use in backfill has been validated, despite the mechanical performance required for road use after treatment with 5% cement and the suitability for treatment with the presence of disturbing pollutants (in especially sulphates). The permeability properties of compacted urban soils (OPN or OPM) with or without treatment have made it possible to study the transfer of pollutants under conditions close to those in situ. If the lime treatment seems to increase the permeability, the treatment with cement seems to strongly reduce it on certain test pieces (no flow below 5 kPa of hydraulic load). The treatments could also have an effect on the release of certain pollutants from the results of the leaching test at pH 12 with sometimes an inhibitory effect (for Ba, Sb, Mo Ni or As), sometimes an activating effect (for Cu or V or As). Finally, an immersion test on a monolith showing the diffusion of pollutants rather than their percolation under the effect of a hydraulic load completes the panel of experiments to observe the transfer of pollutants
Boulangé, Marine. "Mobilisation et transfert des composés aromatiques polycycliques (HAP et CAP polaires) dans les sols historiquement contaminés par des goudrons de houille : expérimentations au laboratoire et in situ." Thesis, Université de Lorraine, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017LORR0138/document.
In industrial countries, many sites have been diagnosed polluted by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). In addition to the regulated 16 US-EPA PAHs, other polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs), especially polar PACs (oxygenated and nitrogenated) occur. They come from the same sources as PAHs but they may also be formed due to PAH degradation under biotic or abiotic processes (natural attenuation or remediation treatment). These PACs, more polar than the 16 US-EPA PAHs, are more soluble in water, resulting in a potentially increased mobility in soils and a higher risk for Humans and Environment. Thus, there is a need to increase our knowledge on polar PAC mobility in soils and their transfer to the groundwater. Combining laboratory and in situ works, this project aimed at identifying the mechanisms involved in the release and transfer mode of polar PACs in soils compared to the 16 US-EPA PAHs. Our works confirm a preferential release of polar PACs compared with PAHs. Polar PACs and low molecular weight PAHs (LMW-PAHs) are mainly released according to a coal tar dissolution mechanism (Raoult law). While satisfactory predictions are obtained for polar PAC release when the pollution is “fresh”, availability is a major parameter that needs to be taken into account for historical contamination impacted by aging. Indeed, whatever the leaching conditions (static-batch and dynamic-column), the PAC concentration in water is highly dependent on the availability level of the pollution. In addition, for a high level of PAC availability, the other parameters studied in the project (ionic strength and temperature) have a limited impact on the PAC release whereas at low availability level, these parameters can show a greater influence. Moreover, the PAC release in association with colloids seems limited for polar PACs but dominating for high molecular weight PAHs (HMW-PAHs), especially under low ionic strength conditions. Leaching tests performed on a lysimeter column (2 m3) filled with a contaminated soil in the 2/3 upper part and with a non-contaminated soil in the 1/3 lower part, both soils being sampled on a former coking plant site, confirm a release of PACs according to a coal tar dissolution mechanism although PAC concentrations are widely lower compared to those predicted by the Raoult law. Whatever the experimental scale studied (batch, laboratory or lysimeter column), a clear influence of the biological compartment has been evidenced. Once the PAHs and polar PACs are dissolved into water, they are highly biodegraded. No by-products - especially oxygenated PACs - were detected
BONA, IRENE A. T. "Estudo de assinaturas químicas em cerâmica da tradição tupiguarani da região central do estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil." reponame:Repositório Institucional do IPEN, 2006. http://repositorio.ipen.br:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/11433.
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Biache, Coralie. "Evaluation des composants organiques d'un sol de cokerie en contexte d'atténuation naturelle." Thesis, Nancy 1, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010NAN10043/document.
Coking plant soils are highly heterogeneous and are made of building materials and various organic constituents such as coke, coal, coal –tar and road asphalt. Those materials can strongly influence soil properties. Thus, the retention of the various contaminants will depend on the nature and the degradation of the soil organic constituents. This work deals with the ageing of a coking plant soil and its consequences on the fate of both organic and metallic pollutants. The multi-scale approach applied in this study allows to consider the different levels of complexity through the use of (i) pure compounds, isolated organic fraction of soils such as coal tar and coal and a soil with its mineral fraction, and (ii) experimental devices gradually integrating the processes involved in natural attenuation : laboratory oxidation and biodegradation experiments, simplified device allowing the study of few grams of samples exposed to natural attenuation, and the GISFI (French Scientific Interest Group – Industrial Wasteland) lysimeter plots allowing the study at field scale). Two major evolutions were evidenced: (i) the oxidation led to a condensation suggesting a stabilization process of the organic compartment; (ii) the biodegradation induce the formation of smaller molecular units and the release of organic compounds from the non extractable part of the organic matter. The trends identified during the natural attenuation experiments suggest that the biodegradation is the major process involved in our ageing experiments. The sorption of copper varied according to the different organic constituents that were tested but was clearly enhanced by the degradation of these constituents
Brunel, Célia. "Dynamique des éléments traces métalliques (Pb, Zn, Cd) sur un petit bassin versant amont contaminé par des déchets miniers - cas du bassin versant amont du Lez (Ariège, Pyrénées)." Toulouse 3, 2005. http://www.theses.fr/2005TOU30025.
On the orphan Sentein mining district (Pyrénées), the Zn, Cd and Pb dynamics is studied at the scale of the Lez upstream catchment, with geochemical and mineralogical approaches. From the primary and natural mineralization, mining exploitation has lead to the redistribution of metal into several secondary sources (contaminated soils, extraction wastes and tailings). Tailings are the main storage compartment of metals. Submitted to erosion, they constitute the principal source. In this carbonated context, the metal exportation under dissolved form is limited by the formation of secondary minerals. Runoff and erosion are dominant processes for metal mobilization. At the catchment outlet, particulate dispersion is dominant specially, during storm events. The contribution of this mining site to Garonne metal fluxes is assessed
Viotti, Chloé. "Diversité génétique de l'ortie dioïque (Urtica dioica L.) et adaptation à son environnement." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 2023. http://indexation.univ-fcomte.fr/nuxeo/site/esupversions/4c403af0-9204-42b0-9abe-0574ced3e5f9.
Growing environmental concerns combined with the depletion of petroleum resources have led to a renewed interest from the textile and biomaterial industries in plant fibers to replace synthetic fibers. To limit the pressure on agricultural soils, marginal sites, especially contaminated sites, have been proposed as an alternative for biomass production as part of a phytomanagement strategy. The stinging nettle, Urtica dioica, has the ability to spontaneously colonize and dominate the herbaceous layer in phytomanagement agrosystems, without fiber contamination, and therefore appears as a potentially valuable plant for biomass production on contaminated sites. Understanding the processes involved in the ability of nettle to adapt to contaminated soils would allow its cultivation on these sites to be optimized for fiber production. This Ph-D work aims to identify the potential adaptive responses of nettle to its environment by studying the genetic diversity of nettle populations from contrasting environments, its potential to accumulate TEs and the associated fungal communities. The productivity of different clones and the impact of organic amendment application were studied in mesocosm and field studies. The results provide new knowledge on the biology and ecology of nettle, as well as recommendations for its cultivation on contaminated sites for fiber production
Lemmel, Florian. "Diversités taxonomique et fonctionnelle des communautés microbiennes en lien avec le cycle du carbone dans un gradient de sols multi-contaminés." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université de Lorraine, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019LORR0004.
The iron and steel activities of the last century have left behind multi-contaminated brownfields. This multi-pollution must have led to an adaptation of microbial communities, potentially impacting their diversities and ultimately the soil functioning. In this context, the objectives of my PhD thesis were: i) to study the taxonomic diversity of microbial communities, but also their functional diversity in relation to the carbon cycle, ii) to identify the possible relationships between these two diversities and (iii) to understand the impact of soil characteristics and pollution on communities. In this way, a collection of ten multi-contaminated soils, with both polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and metallic trace elements (MTE) gradients, was studied. The bacterial and fungal taxonomic diversities were obtained using Illumina MiSeq sequencing and the metabolic functional diversity was estimated through Biolog® and MicroResp™ assays. The degradation of two model carbon substrates, namely 13C-labeled phenanthrene (PHE) and 13C-labeled cellulose (CEL), was also analyzed using Stable Isotope Probing technique, which, by identifying the microorganisms involved in the substrate degradation, allows to link function with taxonomic diversity. Overall, by selecting microorganisms, the contamination level positively and negatively modulated the relative abundance of different bacterial and fungal taxa. Unlike PAH, MTE induced a decrease of metabolic functional diversity, but also a greater zinc tolerance. The functional potential of PAH degradation was positively correlated with the PAH concentration in soils, while the PHE and CEL degradation functions were present in all soils, irrespective of their contamination level. Degradation rates of these compounds were positively correlated with microbial abundance and richness, but not linked to soil pollution. In addition, the PHE degradation rate was explained by the relative abundances of the Massilia and Mycobacterium genera, identified among the active PHE-degrading bacteria. In conclusion, we observed a decrease in the degradation intensity of several carbon compounds, or even the total disappearance of various functions, suggesting a potential dysfunction of carbon cycle in some of the most polluted soils
Boulangé, Marine. "Mobilisation et transfert des composés aromatiques polycycliques (HAP et CAP polaires) dans les sols historiquement contaminés par des goudrons de houille : expérimentations au laboratoire et in situ." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université de Lorraine, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017LORR0138.
In industrial countries, many sites have been diagnosed polluted by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). In addition to the regulated 16 US-EPA PAHs, other polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs), especially polar PACs (oxygenated and nitrogenated) occur. They come from the same sources as PAHs but they may also be formed due to PAH degradation under biotic or abiotic processes (natural attenuation or remediation treatment). These PACs, more polar than the 16 US-EPA PAHs, are more soluble in water, resulting in a potentially increased mobility in soils and a higher risk for Humans and Environment. Thus, there is a need to increase our knowledge on polar PAC mobility in soils and their transfer to the groundwater. Combining laboratory and in situ works, this project aimed at identifying the mechanisms involved in the release and transfer mode of polar PACs in soils compared to the 16 US-EPA PAHs. Our works confirm a preferential release of polar PACs compared with PAHs. Polar PACs and low molecular weight PAHs (LMW-PAHs) are mainly released according to a coal tar dissolution mechanism (Raoult law). While satisfactory predictions are obtained for polar PAC release when the pollution is “fresh”, availability is a major parameter that needs to be taken into account for historical contamination impacted by aging. Indeed, whatever the leaching conditions (static-batch and dynamic-column), the PAC concentration in water is highly dependent on the availability level of the pollution. In addition, for a high level of PAC availability, the other parameters studied in the project (ionic strength and temperature) have a limited impact on the PAC release whereas at low availability level, these parameters can show a greater influence. Moreover, the PAC release in association with colloids seems limited for polar PACs but dominating for high molecular weight PAHs (HMW-PAHs), especially under low ionic strength conditions. Leaching tests performed on a lysimeter column (2 m3) filled with a contaminated soil in the 2/3 upper part and with a non-contaminated soil in the 1/3 lower part, both soils being sampled on a former coking plant site, confirm a release of PACs according to a coal tar dissolution mechanism although PAC concentrations are widely lower compared to those predicted by the Raoult law. Whatever the experimental scale studied (batch, laboratory or lysimeter column), a clear influence of the biological compartment has been evidenced. Once the PAHs and polar PACs are dissolved into water, they are highly biodegraded. No by-products - especially oxygenated PACs - were detected
Séré, Geoffroy. "Fonctionnement et évolution pédogénétiques de Technosols issus d'un procédé de construction de sol." Thesis, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, INPL, 2007. http://www.theses.fr/2007INPL033N/document.
Human activities induce growing impacts on soils. This has produced derelict lands that need thorough reclamation to minimize their negative effect on the environment. A better knowledge and control of the evolution of highly anthropized soils is needed in order to achieve a sustainable management of these sites. This work emphasizes on both the development of a process of soil construction with wastes and by-products (paper sludge, treated industrial soil, compost) and the study of the functioning and pedogenic evolution of the constructed soils. The project relies on both in situ pilot scale application and lab-scale experiments. The characterization of the parent materials and their compounding highlighted their properties and their originalities compared to geological or pedological materials. The study of the functioning of constructed soils demonstrated that they could fulfil the soil basic functions. In this way, the process has been able to achieve the reclamation of the pedological cover and initiate the ecological resilience. The nature, the intensity and the kinetics of the pedogenic processes have been identified. It appeared that the reactions were very fast and that they sometimes strongly differ from the natural local pedo-climate (e.g. dissolution of gypsum, amorphous silica). We suggest that they will spontanuously evolve to analogous natural form of soils. Our results are confronted with the present classification of the Technosols and some propositions are made in favour of a more genetic-oriented way. Some thoughts about the modelling of the pedogenesis of very anthropized soils are proposed. At last, this work evocates the basis for the development of a decision tool for the pedo-engineering approach
Hattab, Nour. "Ecodynamique des éléments traces et caractérisation de l’exposition des sols contaminés : expérimentation et modélisation par les réseaux de neurones artificiels." Thesis, Orléans, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013ORLE2020/document.
Soils contaminated with potentially toxic trace elements (PTTE) often have serious consequences for terrestrial ecosystems. Several phytoremediaction have been developped to reclaim contaminated soils; however the efficiency and capacity of these techniques to reduce excessive concentrations of trace elements or their (phyto) availability in contaminated soils have to be assessed. The present work is focused on studying the effectiveness of two phyoremediation options such as phytostabilisation and phytoextraction assisted by organic and inorganic amendments to remediatethe high concentrations of PTTE in contaminated natural soils and technosoils. Total PTTE concentrations were determined in soil pore water (SPW) sampled by Rhizon soil moisture samplers. The soil exposure intensity was assessed by DGT (diffusive gradient in thin films) probes. The PTTE phytoavailability was characterized by growing dwarf beans on potted soils and analyzing their foliar PTTE concentrations. Then a model of artificial neural network was applied to understand the factors most relevant for the variability on the phytoavailability of trace elements. Both options were found to be able to reduce the concentrations or phytoavailability of PTTE in the presence of amendments. The artificial neural network has been very effective to predict missing results and to determine the control parameters of the variability of the PTTE phytoavailoability from the soil parameters
Lemmel, Florian. "Diversités taxonomique et fonctionnelle des communautés microbiennes en lien avec le cycle du carbone dans un gradient de sols multi-contaminés." Thesis, Université de Lorraine, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019LORR0004.
The iron and steel activities of the last century have left behind multi-contaminated brownfields. This multi-pollution must have led to an adaptation of microbial communities, potentially impacting their diversities and ultimately the soil functioning. In this context, the objectives of my PhD thesis were: i) to study the taxonomic diversity of microbial communities, but also their functional diversity in relation to the carbon cycle, ii) to identify the possible relationships between these two diversities and (iii) to understand the impact of soil characteristics and pollution on communities. In this way, a collection of ten multi-contaminated soils, with both polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and metallic trace elements (MTE) gradients, was studied. The bacterial and fungal taxonomic diversities were obtained using Illumina MiSeq sequencing and the metabolic functional diversity was estimated through Biolog® and MicroResp™ assays. The degradation of two model carbon substrates, namely 13C-labeled phenanthrene (PHE) and 13C-labeled cellulose (CEL), was also analyzed using Stable Isotope Probing technique, which, by identifying the microorganisms involved in the substrate degradation, allows to link function with taxonomic diversity. Overall, by selecting microorganisms, the contamination level positively and negatively modulated the relative abundance of different bacterial and fungal taxa. Unlike PAH, MTE induced a decrease of metabolic functional diversity, but also a greater zinc tolerance. The functional potential of PAH degradation was positively correlated with the PAH concentration in soils, while the PHE and CEL degradation functions were present in all soils, irrespective of their contamination level. Degradation rates of these compounds were positively correlated with microbial abundance and richness, but not linked to soil pollution. In addition, the PHE degradation rate was explained by the relative abundances of the Massilia and Mycobacterium genera, identified among the active PHE-degrading bacteria. In conclusion, we observed a decrease in the degradation intensity of several carbon compounds, or even the total disappearance of various functions, suggesting a potential dysfunction of carbon cycle in some of the most polluted soils
Andrade, Marc-David. "Development of an on-site ex-situ unsaturated-flow remediation process for trace metal contaminated soils." Thesis, McGill University, 2005. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=85117.
The unsaturated-flow washing procedure was perfected by applying different treatments to a soil from a secure landfill. This soil was contaminated with Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, S and Zn. The major contaminants were Fe, Pb, Zn, S, Cu and Mn, making up 25, 1.9, 1.0, 0.4, 0.4 and 0.2%wt of the soil. The extraction responses of the contaminants and those of Al, Ca, Mg and P were established for citric acid (0.5 M) and different molarities of diammonium EDTA ((NH4)2EDTA). The DOW Chemical Company supplied the (NH4)2EDTA (i.e. VERSENE), a 1.37M industrial cleaner, which roughly costs $1.85kg-1 in bulk. The affordability of VERSENE was a pre-condition for hoping to satisfy the economical feasibility of remediating trace metal contaminated soils.
Ultimately, the developed unsaturated-flow washing procedure was tested in a pilot-scale experiment, for its ability to remediate a soil from an abandoned car battery recycling facility. The latter soil was severely contaminated with Pb (3.9%wt). Drip irrigation was used to apply (NH4) 2EDTA and water-rinsing solutions to the surface of soil heaps that rested atop an impermeable barrier, which permitted the retrieval of the leachate. A cumulative EDTA input to the soil of 10.6% wt extracted 49.4% of the total Pb content of the soil. Alternatively, readily biodegradable citric acid barely extracted 2.2% of the total Pb content of the soil, for a cumulative input of 18.1% weight of soil. Different treatments were tested for their effectiveness in concentrating the leached toxic heavy metals into a solid waste. The Pb was best precipitated with Na2S alone, as it provided the most concentrated solid toxic waste.
The environmental sustainability of remediating trace metal contaminated soils was thoroughly examined, as per the amounts of chemical entrants and toxic waste by-products, and per the post-treatment leaching of toxic levels of the remaining and potentially toxic trace metals. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
Chu, Lap-man Raymond. "Material identification and subsurface stratigraphy of Penny's Bay reclamation site : by the method of subsurface exploration : piezocone penetration test and drilling /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2002. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B42576660.
Ryan, Gregory Lawrence. "Mechanisms of phosphorus removal by constructed wetland systems." Thesis, View thesis, 2003. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/532.
Tang, Xi Yang John J. Goyne Keith William. "Risk and stability of phosphate-immobilized lead in contaminated urban soil and mining sites in the Jasper County Superfund Site." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4911.
The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on November 6, 2007) Includes bibliographical references.
Laisné, Muriel. "L'environnementalisation du contrat de bail commercial." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Rennes 1, 2019. https://ged.univ-rennes1.fr/nuxeo/site/esupversions/8ec4d199-7f70-412a-a2ff-08bd0bd4d906.
For the past few years, the commercial lease, a contract under private law, has been subject to greening, as the growing trend of being environment-minded when entering into legally binding agreements takes hold. This trend involves increased attention to environmental issues when considering commercial lease contracts and, more specifically, about the role and evolution of the contract. Therefore, we must be aware of the impact of environmental issues in and through the commercial lease agreement. Mechanically, the environment is both a disruptive and a socializing factor in the commercial lease contract. On one hand, there is a massive duty to integrate environmental information, which may involve limits and incoherence’s. Furthering this effervescence of information are issues of contaminated sites and soil causing numerous interferences throughout the life of this contract between lease agreement and environmental law (with public policy legislation on classified facilities, waste and contaminated sites and soil). On the other hand, the commercial lease captures general environmental interests through the rule of law, litigation or interest of involved parties, ultimately leading to environment protection. While the status of commercial leases has always been settled for the needs of the lessee and associated corporate structure, with an increasingly strong public policy and limited contractual freedom, this tenancy agreement is thus geared toward environment concerns. While filling a necessary social function, the lease agreement also acquires an environmental dimension. The effect of adding an environmental concern to the commercial lease is mixed : while likely to present advances for the environment, the lease agreement faces both internal and external difficulties and has a difficulty adapting its model to the environment. Consequently, adopting a resolutely environmental protection-oriented stance, we will identify and suggest perspectives. The relationship between environmental law and contract law is one of competition and complementarity, requiring a blend of economic profitability and respect for the environment. Bringing elements of respect for the environment into a commercial lease agreement is leading to a change in the philosophy of the contract. Respect for the environment forces dialogue and consultation, reassesses perspectives to the leased structure, while the commercial lease brings environmental concerns to a pragmatic model by providing it with a material understanding in structured and proven rental relationships
Achour, Yosra. "Etude de la mobilité des métaux (Pb, Zn, Cd) et des métalloïdes (As, Sb) dans les sols carbonatés contaminés par les rejets miniers." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Orléans, 2022. https://theses.univ-orleans.fr/prive/accesESR/2022ORLE1041_va.pdf.
This thesis provides answers on the ecodynamics and phytoavailability of potentially toxic elements (PTE) in agricultural soils heavily contaminated by mining waste developed on a carbonated bedrock of northern Tunisia (Jebel Ressas (JRS), Jebel Hallouf (JH1) and Sidi Bouaoune (SB) in a semi-arid climate.The main contaminants in question are Zn, Pb, Cd, As and Sb which can respectively reach 185037 mg.kg-1 at JRS, 28,000 mg.kg-1 at (JH1), 1021 mg.kg-1 at JRS, 1,355 mg.kg-1 and 338 mg.kg-1 at (JH1).These soils are essentially made up of clays (kaolinite, illite, and montmorillonite), carbonates (calcite, dolomite, and hydrozincite), silicates (quartz and hemimorphite), and sulfates (barite and anglesite).The rhizospheric effect on the mobility of PTE has been investigated using kinetic test with a mixture of low molecular weight organic acids. The results showed an increase in the pH of the solution (initial pH 2.8) up to near neutrality, leading to the dissolution of carbonates. Our results suggest that the most extractable elements are Cd and Zn and to a lesser extent Pb. an extraction percentage not exceeding 1% for Sb and 0.1% for As, respectively, was observed. for metalloids (As and Sb) their extractibility was relatively low with the exception of the soils of Jebel Hallouf and Sidi Bouaouane, with an extraction percentage not exceeding 1% for Sb and 0.1% for As, respectively.For the determination of the forms of the PTE in soils, two methods of sequential extractions were applied (BCR and Maiz). Jointly, the total dissolved concentration in pore waters, the labile fraction (DGT probes) and the absorption by plants (barley and peas) were measured in order to study the speciation, mobility and phytoavailability of two sites post-mining (Jebel Hallouf - Sidi Bouaouane and Jebel Ressas).Our résultats showed that the PTE in the mobile and mobilisable fraction(Maiz scheme) of the soils are low compared to their total concentrations. The BCR scheme revealed that most of the PTE are bound to the residual fraction with the exception of Zn at JRS which is much more concentrated in the exchangeable fraction. An exception was also observed for Pb in JH(1) and JH(2) soils where it was distributed evenly in the exchangeable, oxidizable and residual fractions, the percentage of which varies between 23 % and 32 %.The response of plants to these contaminants shows that peas and barley have accumulated TPE levels exceeding the levels absorbed by plants in control soils.Total dissolved concentrations soil power water as well as concentrations measured by DGT are not correlated with primary plant leaf content. This result is explained by the fact that the concentrations of PTE accumulated in the plants are higher than those available in the power waters and that the replenishment of the solid phase is practically negligible.The risk of transfer of PTE to water was studied by percolation in saturated conditions in soil columns reproducing the surface profile. A progressive decrease in the redox potential related to the concentration of organic carbon in the soil induced an increase in the mobility of arsenic probably related to the microbial reduction of iron oxides
Steele, Mark. "Ex-situ remediation of a metal-contaminated superfund soil using selective extractants." Virtual Press, 1997. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1048379.
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management
Wells, Kathleen. "Correlation of archaeological sites and soil phase criteria." Virtual Press, 1989. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/562768.
Department of Anthropology
Tisserand, Romane. "The Ni biogeochemical cycle in a tropical agromining crop system." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université de Lorraine, 2021. https://docnum.univ-lorraine.fr/ulprive/DDOC_T_2021_0115_TISSERAND.pdf.
Hyperaccumulation is a phenomenon that was only discovered 45 years ago, it has been the focused of very intensive research because of the unusual behaviour of metals in the ecosystem and also because it offers a vast potential for nature-based solutions. Describing the Ni biogeochemical cycle within the soil-hyperaccumulator plants ecosystem is necessary to elucidate the ecological role of hyperaccumulator plants in their natural environment, but also to understand their potential behaviour under tropical agromining systems. Agromining and exporting Ni rich-biomass will interrupt the cycle. It is therefore important to understand the mechanisms which govern the Ni biogeochemical cycle in both natural and agromining systems: What are the Ni cycles (internal and external) and their impact on the ecological functioning of tropical hyperaccumulator forest? How rapid are the Ni fluxes across the soil-plant compartments, and what is the turnover of Ni in a hyperaccumulator tropical system? How fast can a tropical Agromining crop deplete Ni in soil? How can we manage soil fertilisation for a sustainable tropical Ni agromining crop? Therefore, the objectives were: (i) to study the biogeochemical cycling of a natural forest of Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi in order to assess and evaluate the natural fluxes of Ni in the ecosystem; (ii) to manipulate such an ecosystem in order to perform a sensitivity test of the ecosystem for the following flux: litter return to the soil; (iii) to optimize the cropping system of P. rufuschaneyi for Ni agromining. Two parallel stands of P. rufuschaneyi were instrumented, monitored and compared over two years (2018 and 2019), (i) a natural secondary 100-m2 forest and (ii) a densely planted field in which litter returns to the soil were calibrated; from no return (export) to a doubling of the return.This study did not prove allelopathy of tropical hyperaccumulator plants, despite the extreme influence of Ni hyperaccumulators in building up available Ni stocks in topsoils. Nickel cycle was mainly driven by internal fluxes, i.e. degradation and recycling of the hyperaccumulator biomass. The percentage of Ni recycled by litterfall tended to decrease with increasing litter addition to the soil and was not influenced by coppicing, at least in the short term. Major nutrient (NPK) fertilisation did not affect Ni yield (i.e. 75kg Ni ha-1 yr-1) in the short term either, even if N fertilisation reduced Ni concentrations in leaves and plant biomass production. Nickel turnover should be taken into account when designing tropical agromining crops and natural secondary forests are a good surrogate to evaluate the long term impacts of agromining. Further study of the weathering processes would help to precise the contribution of bedrock and soil mineral horizons in the Ni and nutrient budgets of the system
Cheng, Hung-wai Gary. "Analysis of self-boring pressuremeter tests a case study from Wanchai reclamation site /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2004. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B42577573.
Roy, Julie L. "Soil water repellency at old crude oil spill sites." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ46912.pdf.
Hlaváčková, Petra Fernandez Maria Aurora Barna Radu. "Evaluation du comportement du cuivre et du zinc dans une matrice de type sol à l'aide de différentes méthodologies." Villeurbanne : Doc'INSA, 2006. http://docinsa.insa-lyon.fr/these/pont.php?id=hlavackova.
Ulrey, Christopher Joseph. "The Relationship between Soil Fertility and the Forests of the Southern Appalachian Region." NCSU, 2002. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-20020406-160420.
This study examines the distribution of plant communities across the Southern Appalachian region and seeks to understand the role that soil fertility plays in the complex pattern of vegetation that exists in this landscape. A regional dataset consisting of 1,273 sample plots was used to explore patterns of species composition. A total of 6 vegetation classes and 19 plant communities were classified from this dataset. The correlation of environmental variables with Nonmetric Multidimensional Scaling (NMDS) ordinations indicated three major environmental gradients, elevation (a surrogate for temperature ), topographic landform (a surrogate for moisture), and soil fertility (base cations). The regional dataset was subset to mesophytic plant communities (Acidic Cove Forests, Rich Cove Forests, and Mesic Montane Oak-Hickory Forests) that represent narrow segments of the elevation and topographic landform gradients. Variables associated with soil fertility were highly correlated with the NMDS ordination of this reduced dataset. Finally, Acidic Cove Forests and Rich Cove Forests were examined separately. Soil fertility variables continued to be important correlates with patterns of species composition within Acidic Cove Forests. The Rich Cove Forests also exhibited a strong relationship between soil fertility and species composition. In addition, much of the compositional variation in Rich Cove Forests appears to have a geographic component. Future efforts to understand the causal factors of species distribution in this region should consider soil fertility.
Hayes, Sara. "Polyacrylamide Use for Erosion and Turbidity Control on Construction Sites." NCSU, 2003. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04072003-143620/.
Lowen, Heather A. "Characterization of crude oil associated hydrophobic soil sites in Alberta." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ60459.pdf.
Penn, R. M. "Soil water and plant growth on restored opencast coalmine sites." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.383765.
Jones, Hafwen M. "Contemporary soil erosion and the potential destruction of archaeological sites." Thesis, University of Exeter, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.288022.
Baker, Malchus B. Jr, and Leonard F. DeBano. "Runoff and Soil Loss from Selected Rangeland Sites in California." Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/296556.