Fate and Distribution of Heavy Metals in Wastewater Irrigated Calcareous Soils by Mohammed Hashem Stietiya, Mohammad Duqqah, Theophilus Udeigwe, Ruba Zubi, Tarek Ammari

“…Results showed that sorption capacity for Zarqa River (ZR1) soil was higher than Wadi Dhuleil (WD1) soil for all metals. …”
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An overview of the use of photocatalysis in the environmental control of textile effluent by Masiren Emyra Ezzaty, Ong Huei Ruey, Khan Md Maksudur Rahmad

“…This technique has resulted in the discharge of colourants and other dye-laden effluents into river systems. This research focusses on three key areas: (i) the definition and operation of textile wastewater; (ii) the use of photocatalysts in textile wastewater treatment; and (iii) the impact of nanophotocatalysts and irradiation absorption rate on the treatment efficiency of textile wastewater. …”
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Mapping Groundwater Vulnerability in Arid Regions: A Comparative Risk Assessment Using Modified DRASTIC Models, Land Use, and Climate Change Factors by Simone A. Williams, Sharon B. Megdal, Adriana A. Zuniga-Teran, David M. Quanrud, Gary Christopherson

“…This study evaluates groundwater vulnerability and contamination risk in the arid/semi-arid Verde River Basin and Prescott Active Management Area using four models: DRASTIC, DRASTIC-LUCC, DRASTIC-LUCC-AHP2, and DRASTIC-LUCC-AHP4. …”
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Critical State of Sand Matrix Soils by Aminaton Marto, Choy Soon Tan, Ahmad Mahir Makhtar, Tiong Kung Leong

“…These values are comparable to the critical state parameters of river sand and kaolin clay. However, the relationship between fines percentages and these critical state parameters is too scattered to be correlated.…”
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The fault systems that control the occurrences of iron ore deposits in northeastern Aswan, Egypt by Mohamed Abd El-Wahed, Ibrahim A. Salem, Mohamed Attia, Dina Younis

“…The subsequent displacement of Set 3 faults increased the depth of the ironstone bed, which raised the sedimentary overburden load and increased the cost of ironstone exploitation, as well as the absence of iron ore exploitation zones bordering the Nile River.…”
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Karst-Based Geotourism in Eastern Carphatian Serbia: Exploration and Evaluation of Natural Stone Bridges by Aleksandar Antić, Nemanja Tomić, Slobodan Marković

“…The results indicate that the Vratna River basin currently has the best-rated Main Values, but it comes short for Additional Values, especially tourism infrastructure meaning that this should be the primary focus of any future geotourism development of this site. …”
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Bobruisk line of defense at the end of June 1941 by S. E. Novikov, A. V. Sushko

“…The commentary, based on the use of little-known documentary information, reveals the content of the traditional and new historiographic narratives about the defensive battles of the Red Army in the context of solving local problems of keeping one of the defensive lines on the Berezina River near the Belarusian city of Bobruisk by Soviet troops. …”
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A Cloud-based Sales and Stock Control System for Superstores under Non-zero Constant Lead Time Constraint by Fidelis Ikechukwu Onah, Jacinta Chioma Onuoha

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Amur Softshell Turtle (<i>Pelodiscus maackii</i>) Population Size, Structure, and Spatial Distribution by Xiaochen Hou, Haitao Shi

“…This study aims to investigate the population density and structure of ASTs in the Jewellery Island area of the Ussuri River in Northeast China using continuous-time capture–recapture methods in closed populations. …”
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EL SUBSISTEMA REDUCCIONAL JESUÍTICO DEL BORDE ORIENTAL DE LAS PAMPAS Y SU VÍNCULO REGIONAL CON LOS ESTABLECIMIENTOS PRODUCTIVOS DE BUENOS AIRES, 1740-1753 by Fabian Arias

“…The regional level that are interested in analyzing in this work is the space reduccional that organized the Society of Jesus in the south of the colonial jurisdiction of Buenos Aires, in the Salado river, between 1740-1753; in the same was founded three reductions: Nuestra Señora de la Concepción de los Pampas, Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Los Serranos and Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados Tuelchus. …”
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Laboratory and field assays indicate that a widespread no-see-um, Culicoides furens (Poey) is susceptible to permethrin by Vilma M. Cooper, Eva A. Buckner, Yongxing Jiang, Nathan Burkett-Cadena

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Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on Climatic Zones over the Korean Peninsula by Se Jin Jeung, Jang Hyun Sung, Byung Sik Kim

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A Global Lakes/Reservoirs Surface Extent Dataset (GLRSED): An Integration of Multi‐Source Data by Bingxin Bai, Lixia Mu, Yumin Tan

“…The lakes/reservoirs in the rivers were identified by overlaying them with the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission River Database (SWORD). …”
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Armed conflict in the Khalkhin-Gol region: issues of military justice by O. V. Grigoriev

“…The article is devoted to the study of problematic issues of the functioning of the military judicial bodies in Soviet Russia during the armed confrontation in Mongolia near the Khalkhin-Gol River, which lasted from spring to autumn 1939. A brief description of the foreign policy of the Japanese Empire is given, the causes of the conflict are identified. …”
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The Forerunner of the Government Reform of Peter the Great by N. V. Shevtsov

“…The author of this article followed the probable route of Golytsin’s exile ramblings and paid special attention to the stay of the disgraced knyaz in Pinezhskiy Volok - currently the settlement of Pinega situated approximately 200 km away from Arkhangelsk on the banks of the Pinega River. The article also offers a detailed description of the Krasnogorskiy Monastery located 15 km away from the settlement. …”
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Developing a DEM and Elucidating through SWAT to Conserve Soil in Kulfo Watershed of Rift Valley Basin, Ethiopia by Melkamu Teshome Ayana, Yechale Kebede Bizuneh, Abera Ermias Koshuma, Aschalew Cherie Workneh, Belete Meketew Ali, Tarun Kumar Lohani

“…Kulfo River in the southern part of Ethiopia faces a challenge due to massive deposit of sediments. …”
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Occurrence of β-Lactamase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacterial Isolates in Water Sources in Cali City, Colombia by Monica Chavez Vivas, Luz Dary Caicedo, Jorge Enrique Castillo

“…The artificial and natural waters that cross the city are finally discharged into the Rio Cauca; this river can then be considered as a medium for the spread of bacterial antibiotic resistance genes.…”
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Selective Extraction and Determination of Chromium Concentration Using Luffa cylindrica Fibers as Sorbent and Detection by FAAS by José A. de Sousa Neto, Jordana de A. N. Oliveira, Lizandra M. C. Siqueira, Vanessa N. Alves

“…The method’s accuracy was confirmed through analysis of certified reference materials, water and sediment river samples (APS-1071 and APS-1066).…”
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Early Detection of Baby-Rain-Cell Aloft in a Severe Storm and Risk Projection for Urban Flash Flood by Eiichi Nakakita, Hiroto Sato, Ryuta Nishiwaki, Hiroyuki Yamabe, Kosei Yamaguchi

“…In July 2008, five people were killed by a tragic flash flood caused by a local torrential heavy rainfall in a short time in Toga River. From this tragic accident, we realized that a system which can detect hazardous rain-cells in the earlier stage is strongly needed and would provide an additional 5 to 10 min for evacuation. …”
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Effect of active faults in the groundwater level of Shaharchay basin in Urmia by Tayebeh Kiani, Zahra Yousefi

“…In this regard, a study done of the Shaharchay river basin in the west of the Urmia Lake and the northern structural, sedimentary zone of Sanandaj - Sirjan. …”
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