Soil sealing or soil surface sealing is the loss of soil resources due to the covering of land for housing, roads or other construction work. Covering...

resources grown within the region. The increased water runoff due to soil sealing requires adaptation measures for river and irrigation canals such as...

sealing), together with water content, air turbulence and temperature, that determine the rate of diffusion of gases into and out of soil. Platy soil...

colour and resistivity. Soil texture is determined by the relative proportion of the three kinds of soil mineral particles, called soil separates: sand, silt...

Soil erosion is the denudation or wearing away of the upper layer of soil. It is a form of soil degradation. This natural process is caused by the dynamic...

covered a wide range of domains such as land use, land cover change, soil sealing, water quality and availability, spatial planning, forest management...

Bioswale Hardscape Hydraulic conductivity Hydrophobic soil Permeability (fluid) Soil crust Soil sealing Sustainable urban drainage systems Urban flooding...

include civil engineering, earth and road construction, dam engineering, soil sealing and in drainage systems. The fabric used in it must have good strength...

Cyrtostachys renda, also known by the common names red sealing wax palm and lipstick palm, is a palm that is native to Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra and...

Mediterranean episodes ", with more dramatic consequences due to increasing soil sealing and demographic pressure in the regions concerned. Every year, several...

Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, due to its geography, high rates of soil sealing and dense urbanization along the Japanese coastline, the country is vulnerable...

increase the flood risk. Impermeable surface areas are generated through soil sealing as this reduces drainage options of floodwaters.: 925  As the pace of...

Scalenghe, R. (2018). "Multitemporal mapping of peri-urban carbon stocks and soil sealing from satellite data". Science of the Total Environment. 612: 590–604...

soil and water quality problems, including: large soil losses by gully erosion and tunnel erosion Soil structural degradation, clogging and sealing where...

Preserving and enhancing the environmental benefits of "Land services": Soil sealing, biodiversity corridors, intensification / marginalisation of land use...

the city. In addition, the concrete riverbed added to the increasing soil sealing of the city have caused increasingly destructive floods along the basins...

the soil infiltration capacity is reduced because of surface sealing, or in urban areas where pavements prevent water from infiltrating. When the soil is...

containment of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment. Remediation may be required by regulations before...

of urban sprawl, scattered development, urban dispersion, soil sealing, as well as air, soil, and water pollution. To properly accommodate growing population...

also makes sodium bentonite useful as a sealant, since it provides a self-sealing, low permeability barrier. It is used to line the base of landfills, for...

Sealcoating, or pavement sealing, is the process of applying a protective coating to asphalt-based pavements to provide a layer of protection from the...

the disintegration of soil particles during rapid wetting and consequent surface sealing during each drying phase. On those soils where surging is effective...

construction and filling the casing annulus with an appropriate sealing material. The sealing material (grout) should be placed from immediately above the...

of water in the underlying soil structure and traffic passing over the affected area. Water first weakens the underlying soil; traffic then fatigues and...

in the household can include turning off unnecessary lights at dusk and sealing vents and other openings. Black fly Enicocephalidae (gnat bugs) Cecidomyiidae...

concrete generally include thin asphalt overlays, crack sealing, surface rejuvenating, fog sealing, micro milling or diamond grinding and surface treatments...

These joints are usually made today with a proprietary mechanical joint, sealing onto the soft lead by some mechanical compression ring. An older technique...

planted to cover the soil rather than for the purpose of being harvested. Cover crops manage soil erosion, soil fertility, soil quality, water, weeds...

that lead to soil degradation. Physical processes, such as erosion, sealing, and crusting, lead to the structural breakdown of the soil. This means water...

cultural, chemical and biological means. Ploughing and cultivation of the soil before sowing mitigate the pest burden, and crop rotation helps to reduce...