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...
15 KB (1,625 words) - 00:32, 2 August 2024
sealing), together with water content, air turbulence and temperature, that determine the rate of diffusion of gases into and out of soil. Platy soil...
204 KB (22,699 words) - 03:04, 20 October 2024
resources grown within the region. The increased water runoff due to soil sealing requires adaptation measures for river and irrigation canals such as...
56 KB (5,545 words) - 00:43, 10 October 2024
colour and resistivity. Soil texture is determined by the relative proportion of the three kinds of soil mineral particles, called soil separates: sand, silt...
85 KB (9,036 words) - 12:24, 6 October 2024
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...
76 KB (8,827 words) - 17:49, 13 June 2024
Mediterranean episodes ", with more dramatic consequences due to increasing soil sealing and demographic pressure in the regions concerned. Every year, several...
121 KB (13,082 words) - 21:03, 22 August 2024
include civil engineering, earth and road construction, dam engineering, soil sealing and in drainage systems. The fabric used in it must have good strength...
23 KB (2,408 words) - 01:05, 12 August 2024
Impervious surface (category Environmental soil science)
Bioswale Hardscape Hydraulic conductivity Hydrophobic soil Permeability (fluid) Soil crust Soil sealing Sustainable urban drainage systems Urban flooding...
23 KB (2,843 words) - 21:45, 13 October 2024
covered a wide range of domains such as land use, land cover change, soil sealing, water quality and availability, spatial planning, forest management...
42 KB (4,701 words) - 05:32, 9 September 2024
Dispersion (geology) (redirect from Dispersion (soil))
soil and water quality problems, including: large soil losses by gully erosion and tunnel erosion Soil structural degradation, clogging and sealing where...
5 KB (492 words) - 11:59, 29 March 2024
increase the flood risk. Impermeable surface areas are generated through soil sealing as this reduces drainage options of floodwaters.: 925 As the pace of...
32 KB (4,503 words) - 10:04, 16 August 2024
Cyrtostachys renda (redirect from Red sealing wax palm)
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...
15 KB (1,409 words) - 23:59, 16 June 2024
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...
55 KB (6,475 words) - 01:47, 15 September 2024
the city. In addition, the concrete riverbed added to the increasing soil sealing of the city have caused increasingly destructive floods along the basins...
3 KB (358 words) - 22:32, 2 July 2024
Surface runoff (redirect from Antecedent soil moisture)
the soil infiltration capacity is reduced because of surface sealing, or in urban areas where pavements prevent water from infiltrating. When the soil is...
41 KB (5,185 words) - 22:12, 9 September 2024
Prime farmland (category Types of soil)
Scalenghe, R. (2018). "Multitemporal mapping of peri-urban carbon stocks and soil sealing from satellite data". Science of the Total Environment. 612: 590–604...
6 KB (635 words) - 02:17, 6 February 2024
Preserving and enhancing the environmental benefits of "Land services": Soil sealing, biodiversity corridors, intensification / marginalisation of land use...
14 KB (1,275 words) - 11:57, 24 September 2024
Environmental remediation (redirect from Soil remediation)
containment of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment. Remediation may be required by regulations before...
42 KB (4,981 words) - 10:43, 16 October 2024
Well (section Soil salination)
construction and filling the casing annulus with an appropriate sealing material. The sealing material (grout) should be placed from immediately above the...
48 KB (6,096 words) - 05:22, 27 September 2024
of urban sprawl, scattered development, urban dispersion, soil sealing, as well as air, soil, and water pollution. To properly accommodate growing population...
33 KB (4,061 words) - 01:48, 23 August 2024
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...
38 KB (4,359 words) - 15:30, 25 July 2024
Sealcoating, or pavement sealing, is the process of applying a protective coating to asphalt-based pavements to provide a layer of protection from the...
4 KB (549 words) - 03:36, 24 June 2024
Cover crop (category Agricultural soil science)
planted to cover the soil rather than for the purpose of being harvested. Cover crops manage soil erosion, soil fertility, soil quality, water, weeds...
39 KB (4,784 words) - 13:35, 27 September 2024
Surface irrigation (category Agricultural soil science)
the disintegration of soil particles during rapid wetting and consequent surface sealing during each drying phase. On those soils where surging is effective...
14 KB (1,932 words) - 19:59, 23 May 2024
Road (redirect from Joint sealing)
concrete generally include thin asphalt overlays, crack sealing, surface rejuvenating, fog sealing, micro milling or diamond grinding and surface treatments...
72 KB (8,047 words) - 13:45, 18 October 2024
Pothole (section Sealing asphalt cracks)
of water in the underlying soil structure and traffic passing over the affected area. Water first weakens the underlying soil; traffic then fatigues and...
22 KB (2,610 words) - 04:02, 11 October 2024
in the household can include turning off unnecessary lights at dusk and sealing vents and other openings. Black fly Enicocephalidae (gnat bugs) Cecidomyiidae...
7 KB (755 words) - 15:51, 5 September 2024
to hundreds of meters both in diameter and depth, and vary in form from soil-lined bowls to bedrock-edged chasms. Sinkholes may form gradually or suddenly...
55 KB (5,823 words) - 16:38, 11 October 2024
(32 km) west of central London. It is notable for its association with the sealing of Magna Carta, and as a consequence is, with its adjoining hillside, the...
33 KB (3,807 words) - 19:04, 29 April 2024