The HighDro Power system works by harnessing the considerable energy from falling waste water in the soil pipes of high-rises, converting it to electricity.
Metagenomics takes another approach, basically putting an entire environment--the water in an ocean, the soil in a forest or the insides of an animal--into a DNA sequencer.
That means building futuristic structures that use wastewater and solar power to produce hydroponic (grown in a nutrient-rich water, without soil) and aeroponic (grown in water-saturated air) crops.
Until the 20th Century, the nutrient element only came to Earth in a reactive form that is usable by plants and animals, thanks to certain microbes in soil and water (and to a smaller extent in lightning strikes).
The water footprint includes both the water withdrawn from surface and groundwater and the use of soil water (in agricultural production).
Indicator organisms are bacteria which are found in soil and water and in the faeces of animals.
Microarrays also obtain genetic information from microbes in soil or water, and while less quantitative than qPCR, this method can analyze tens of thousands of genes at once.
In the tropics, they take up water from the deep soil and release it as vapor in the air.
Pseudomonas is a tough strain of bacteria that is found widely in soil and stagnant water.
There is nothing in our air or water or soil that will prevent us from going bankrupt.
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Personally, I will bemoan the beach and park closings, the shorter library hours, the cuts in water, air, and soil conservation, and mass transit funding.
This is because the energy of the impact will vaporise any water crystals that are mixed in with the soil.
The manner in which we have managed livestock for centuries results in both carbon and water moving from soil to atmosphere, and to soil life being less able to break down methane.
In the hills, torrents of water washed soil away, or left it but rinsed the nutrients out of it.
High demand for water amid the heat wave and problems with soil shrinking as the ground warms has resulted in burst pipes and low water pressure in Oklahoma City, prompting officials to issue mandatory water-use restrictions for the first time in at least a decade, according to utilities department spokeswoman Debbie Ragan.
Water pollution, soil erosion, deforestation and desertification in the north, where rivers are drying up, have contributed to an estimated loss of one-fifth of agricultural land since 1949.
The impact will not, however, be sufficiently energetic to melt the lunar soil and release any water that is bound in hydrated minerals.
Filter material: layer of fine gravel used in slope stabilization structures that allows water to escape and retains soil particles.
The disposal of raw, untreated sewage on farmland in Scotland has led to fears that dangerous viruses may be lurking in the soil or finding their way into the water supply.
While the caesium is hard for plants and animals to take up when it is tightly bound to the soil, once in solution (dissolved in water) it can be more readily absorbed.
"Adding compost to the soil dramatically increases its ability to hold water, aiding in water conservation, " he adds.
He said the floodwater had deposited a bank of soil in the channels they had built to take water away from the turbine and back into the River Rea.
And what prevents soil and surface water contamination from countless units that ultimately wind up in landfills?
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Once emitted, it persists in the environment for a long time - circulating through air, water, soil and living organisms - and can be dispersed over vast distances.
In addition to fuel, 60 different products come from the tree, it requires little water, no fertilizer, is pest resistant, and it enhances the soil in which it grows.
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Over time, communication improved between the farmers in Awo and other villages about how to capture more soil and water for instance, by changing the shape of the dams and reinforcing them.
Some 110, 000 people living around the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant were evacuated after the massive March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami knocked out the plant's power and cooling systems, causing meltdowns in three reactors and spewing radiation into the surrounding air, soil and water.
They believe that when phosphate and arsenic compete with one another in the ground, arsenic is displaced out of the soil and can leach into water supplies.
The scheme is an agri-environment scheme, which provides funding for farmers to manage their land in a way designed to benefit biodiversity and landscape features and improve the quality of water and soil.
In such circumstances, the Grid would be ideal for analysing local weather, soil models, water supplies and local demographics.
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