Browsing by Subject "Soil"
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Characterization of Heavy Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils Remediated by Thermal Methods
(2017-07-24)There are numerous opportunities in the lifecycle of oil extraction, transport, and use where it can potentially contaminate the environment, in particular water and soil. Various technologies have been developed to remediate ... -
Energy Piles in Cooling Dominated Climates
(2014-04-10)Air pollution is one of the main environmental problems mankind faces in the 21^(st) century caused by to the extensive use of fossil fuels. One of the opportunities to overcome this problem is to develop new technologies ... -
Evaluating Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Remote Sensing Towards Improving Site-specific Management
(2019-10-15)Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) offer exciting new potentials within the field of precision agriculture. However, the technology remains in an experimental setting because of questions concerning data quality and quantity. ... -
A Precision Agriculture Approach to Managing Cotton Fiber Quality as a Function of Variable Soil Properties
(2011-08-04)Cotton producers can maximize yield and fiber quality by understanding soil variability throughout the fields, thus receiving premium prices for the cotton lint. A better understanding of how soil water holding capacity ... -
Soil stabilization using optimum quantity of calcium chloride with Class F fly ash
(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)On-going research at Texas A&M University indicated that soil stabilization using calcium chloride filter cake along with Class F fly ash generates high strength. Previous studies were conducted with samples containing ... -
The Applicability of Gamma-Ray Spectrometry within Soil Science
(2015-12-02)Detailed spatial soil information is needed to better address environmental challenges across regional, national, and global scales. In the U.S., point-scale soil data are available to provide information on chemical and ...