Public concern over groundwater quality has grown significantly in recent years and has focused increasingly on agriculture as a source of groundwater quality problems. Increasing evidence of nitrate contamination of groundwater beyond the maximum contaminant level has intensifi…
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This study is based on the hypothesis that shortage of dissolved oxygen at and below the water table and extraction of groundwater by irrigation wells at a rate greater than the aquifer recharge rate are the main causes of arsenic release in the groundwater of Bangladesh. The ma…
Worldwide, hundreds of thousands of healthcare acquired infections (HAIs) are reported each year. HAIs are infections that occur whilst in hospital or as a result of hospital admittance, contamination of hospitals is a source of, and allows dissemination of HAIs. In healthcare s…
The genetic control of allozyme variants in Pinus merkusii Jungh. & De Vriese was studied. Using the established allozyme gene markers, pollen contamination, mating system, and genetic diversity parameters were estimated in a P. merkusii seedling seed orchard complex in East Jav…
Groundwater contamination has many sources, the routine agricultural application of fertilizers and pesticides are recognized as significant sources. This field study was initiated and designed to evaluate if there were differences among different irrigation technologies on wate…
Metal processing has played a key role in the history of the Quad Cities and more broadly, the upper Midwest. In addition to economic prosperity, the legacy of those activities has included sources of soil and water pollution that are often not immediately apparent. One example …