Preface; Chapter 1; Providing Data to Guide Environmental Health Education: Using Cross-Sectional Data from an Arsenic Biomonitoring Study to Improve Environmental Health Interventions; Abstract; Introduction; Methods; Findings; Demographics; Water Arsenic Concentration; Hair Arsenic Concentration; Relationship between Hair and Water Arsenic Concentration; Hair Loss Due to Arsenic Exposure; Skin Problems; Multivariate Analysis; Knowledge about Arsenic; Conclusion and Recommendation; References; Biographical Sketches; Chapter 2
The Effect of Climate Change on the Distribution and Diversity of Soil Microorganisms and Their Adaptation MechanismsAbstract; Introduction; Climate Change and the Complexity of Microbial Community in Soils; The Impact of Climate Change on Soil and Soil Biota; The Effect of Fire and Erosion on Soil Microorganisms; Microbial Contributions to Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Soil Microbial Responses to Global Climate Change; Microbial Response to Increased Temperatures; Microbial Response to Increased CO2; Microbial Response to Changing Precipitation
Interactive Effects of Climate Change FactorsAdaptation of Microbes to Climate Change; Microbial Enhancement to Tolerances of Plants to Stressful Conditions; Mitigation Options of GHG Fluxes; Biochar as Climate Change Mitigation Option; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3; Smectite-Salt Soil Formations In Situ and Ex Situ; Abstract; Introduction; Crystal Structure of Smectite; Smectite Interaction with Soluble Salts; The Effect of Soluble Salts on the Smectite Microstructure; Smectite-Salt Formations in Soils; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4
Development of an Automated Water Treatment SystemAbstract; Nomenclature; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Importance of Clean Accessible Water; 1.2. Need for Automated Control; 1.3. Problem Statement; 1.4. Aims; 1.5. Problem Rationale; 1.6. Experimental Work Plan; 2. Theoretical Background; 2.1. Types of Level Measurement; 2.1.1. Point Level Measurement; 2.1.2. Continuous Level Measurement; 2.1.3. Direct Measurement; 2.1.4. Inferred Measurement; 2.2. Types of Level Sensors; 2.2.1. Continuous Float Level Sensors; 2.2.2. Switch-Type Float Level Sensors; 2.2.3. Pressure Sensors
2.2.4. Ultrasonic Level Sensors2.2.5. Laser Level Sensors; 2.2.6. Guided Wave Radar Level Sensors; 2.3. Water Treatment Methods; 2.3.1. Air-Stripping and Aeration; 2.3.2. Coagulation Processes; 2.3.3. Ion Exchange; 2.3.4. Chemical Precipitation; 2.3.5. Membrane Process; 2.3.6. Disinfection; 2.3.7. Adsorption; 2.4. Water Treatment Chemicals; 2.4.1. Calcium Carbonate; 2.4.2. Chlorine; 2.4.3. Sodium Hydroxide; 2.4.4. Calcium Nitrate; 2.5. Water Tests; 2.5.1. pH Tests; 2.5.2. Conductivity Tests; 2.6. Drinking Water Standards; 2.7. Statistical Analysis; 2.7.1. Mean; 2.7.2. Standard Deviation
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