May 10, 2012
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Soil & Groundwater Newsletter May 10, 2012 |
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Agricultural Bacteria: Blowing in the Wind
It was all too evident during the Dust Bowl what a disastrous impact wind can have on dry, unprotected topsoil. Now a new study has uncovered a less obvious, but still troubling, effect of wind: Not only can it carry away soil particles, but also the beneficial microbes that help build soil, detoxify contaminants, and recycle nutrients. Using a powerful DNA sequencing technique, called pyrosequencing, a team led by USDA-ARS scientists Terrence Gardner and Veronica Acosta-Martínez analyzed the bacterial diversity in three Michigan agricultural soils, and in two eroded sediments generated ... | ||
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Ecologix Environmental Systems Introduces New Standard in Chemical Treatment for Hydraulic Fracking
Ecologix Environmental Systems, an Atlanta-based wastewater treatment company specializing in oil and gas, has enhanced their mobile Integrated Treatment System (ITS) for hydraulic fracturing. The combination of the Mobile Chemical Treatment (MCT) and Mobile DAF (MD) systems gives the ITS the capability to treat 900 gallons of flow back water per minute, from fracking operations. The MCT-900 is a universal chemical management system for wastewater treatment. Based on a mobile frac tank, the design includes multiple options that are configurable ... | ||
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The Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD), which ...
