Implementation Guide for Container-Grown Plant Interim Measure by Thomas H. Yeager

“…Even though this publication was written specifically to help nursery operators implement fertilization and irrigation practices for the management of nitrate nitrogen, the concepts and principles are applicable to other nutrients, such as phosphorus, and potential groundwater contaminants. …”
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Effect of Petroleum Fuels and Lubricants on Soil Properties of Auto-mechanic Workshops and Garages in Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana by H.D. Nyarko, G.C. Okpokwasili, O.F. Joel, I.A.K. Galyuon

“…Significant correlations were observed between some soil properties, between temperature and conductivity (p< 0.01; r=-0.689); temperature and organic matter (p< 0.05; r= 0.422); pH and conductivity (p< 0.01; r= 0.549); pH and nitrate (p< 0.05; r= 0. 430); pH and Phosphate (p< 0.01; r= 0.652); nitrate and phosphate (r= 0. 728, p< 0.01), organic matter and phosphate (p< 0.01; r= 0. 692); moisture and nitrate (r= 0. 787, p< 0.0); and between moisture and phosphate (r= 0. .633, p< 0.01). …”
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Assessment of the Contribution of Local and Regional Biomass Burning on PM2.5 in New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Area by Subraham Singh, Glen Johnson, David W. DuBois, Ilias G. Kavouras

“…., ammonium sulfate and nitrate) and primary traffic exhausts were the predominant PM2.5 sources. …”
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FreshWater Watch: Investigating the Health of Freshwater Ecosystems, from the Bottom Up by Isabel Bishop, Amedeo Boldrini, Wim Clymans, Charlotte Hall, Heather Moorhouse, Stephen Parkinson, Kesella Scott-Somme, Ian Thornhill, Steven Loiselle

“…Our results indicate that nitrate and phosphate concentrations tend to increase in areas with agricultural intensification and industrial land use. …”
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Model Evaluation and Uncertainty Analysis of PM2.5 Components over Pearl River Delta Region Using Monte Carlo Simulations by Qian Wu, Xiao Tang, Lei Kong, Zirui Liu, Duohong Chen, Miaomiao Lu, Huangjian Wu, Jin Shen, Lin Wu, Xiaole Pan, Jie Li, Jiang Zhu, Zifa Wang

“…Abstract Sulfate, nitrate, ammonium, organic carbon (OC) and black carbon (BC) are the key components of PM2.5, but predicting their concentrations remains a challenge because of high uncertainties in the modeling. …”
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Soil Improvement Measures in Apple Orchards on the Loess Plateau: A Meta-Analysis by DUAN Shunxia, LIU Jiayuan, ZHAO Hongxiang, LI Yangyang

“…Water-retaining agents effectively reduced soil bulk density (by 4.88%), increased total nitrogen (by 40.90%) and nitrate-nitrogen (by 143.51%). Biochar significantly increased soil organic matter (by 39.35%), nitrate-nitrogen (by 91.23%), and available phosphorus (by 89.70%). …”
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Local versus Regional Contributions to PM10 Levels in the Western Mediterranean by Álvaro Clemente, Nuria Galindo, Jose F. Nicolás, Javier Crespo, Carlos Pastor, Eduardo Yubero

“…At the urban site, the contribution of vehicle related sources (Road traffic, Nitrate and Local dust) was significantly higher in winter (~80%) than in summer (~60%). …”
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Tuning initial pH to decrease salt ion transport in saltwater electrolysis by Rachel F. Taylor, Fernan Martinez-Jimenez, Bruce E. Logan

“…At the lower current density, setting the anolyte pH to 0 while leaving the catholyte pH neutral resulted in the same reduction of nitrate transport, with water ions carrying most of the charge. …”
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Calibrating Sap-Testing Meters by David Studstill, Eric Simonne, Robert Hochmuth, Teresa Olczyk

“… HS-1074, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by David Studstill, Eric Simonne, Robert Hochmuth and Teresa Olczyk, provides step-by-step instructions for calibrating nitrate-nitrogen and potassium meters for use in nutrient management. …”
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Chemical Composition and Mixing State of Fine Particles during Haze Periods in Yinchuan by Kangning Li, Yanqiu Ma, Liukun Li, Bin Huang

“…ECOC and KEC particles were more mixed with sulfate and nitrate than EC and NaKEC particles. Compared with clean days, the particle size of each BC particle increased on polluted days. …”
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Using Drought Stressed Corn for Silage, Hay or Grazing by David L. Wright, Henry E. Jowers

“…Jowers, informs producers of the options for using drought-stricken corn as source of nutrients for livestock, with consideration for avoiding poisoning from the high concentration of nitrates. Information on using nitrate test kits and moisture determination using a microwave oven. …”
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Electrodeposited CdTe solar cells using low-purity Cd precursors &amp; the effect of chemical purity by Ashfaque E. Alam, Hussain I. Salim, Ayotunde A. Ojo, Imyhamy M. Dharmadasa

“…Initially, CdTe thin films were electroplated from an electrolyte containing 98% pure cadmium nitrate tetrahydrate and tellurium dioxide in an acidic aqueous medium. …”
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Conducting a Blue Dye Demonstration to Teach Irrigation and Nutrient Management Principles in a Residential Landscape by George Hochmuth, Laurie Trenholm, Esen Momol, Don Rainey, Claire Lewis, Brian Niemann

“…The information should be useful for county agents to demonstrate basic irrigation and nitrogen management practices and their effects on nitrate-nitrogen (N) leaching. This 4-page fact sheet was written by George Hochmuth, Laurie Trenholm, Esen Momol, Don Rainey, Claire Lewis, and Brian Niemann, and published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, November 2013. …”
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On-Farm Demonstration of Soil Water Movement in Vegetables Grown with Plasticulture by Eric H. Simonne, David W. Studstill, Robert C. Hochmuth, J. T. Jones, C. W. Starling

“…More specifically, the objectives were to: establish partnerships with three key growers and discuss fertilizer and irrigation management, determine the position of the water front throughout the growing season, diagnose crop nutritional status, and determine nitrate distribution in the soil profile at the end of the growing season. …”
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THE PROBLEM OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA ALONG THE COAST OF TURKEY by ERNUR AKINER MUHAMMED

“…Concentration values for BOD5, Total Phosphorus, Nitrite Nitrogen, and Nitrate Nitrogen parameters were determined. This study observes the pollution status of the rivers according to the Turkish Water Pollution Control Regulation. …”
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Nitrogen Fertilizer Sources: What Does The Future Hold for Citrus Producers? by Tom Obreza, Larry Parsons, Kelly Morgan

“…Most growers are probably also aware of the substantial N fertilizer price increases that have occurred during the past year (Table 1). Ammonium nitrate, the workhorse N fertilizer used by citrus growers for decades, has had the greatest leap in cost. …”
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Controlled-Release Fertilizers for Florida Citrus Production by Tom Obreza, Bob Rouse

“…Nitrogen sources have received little attention because most managers are accustomed to using water-soluble fertilizers like ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulfate, and urea. Synthetic controlled-release fertilizers (CRFs) have existed commercially for more than 35 years, but other than use in young-tree fertilizer blends, Florida citrus growers have avoided them due to high cost and lack of production experience. …”
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What is urea-triazone nitrogen? by Guodong Liu, Jeffrey Williamson

“…Most foliar nutrient N products contained the traditional N sources such as ammonium, nitrate and/or urea before urea-triazone N was available on the market. …”
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Physiological impact of Trichoderma viride agents on the quality and production of melon that is grown on soils continuously cropped to melon by Jingyi Liu, Hua Lian, Jingwei Dou, Jingjing Li, Guangliang Zhu, Jiatong Wang, Guangshu Ma, Mei Li

“…The results showed that different amounts of T. viride agents could improve physiological and biochemical indices of melon leaves during the fruiting stage; the treatment of 6.4 × 105 CFU/g was the most effective; chlorophyll content, nitrate nitrogen content, sucrose content, reducing sugar content, free proline content, nitrate reductase (NR) activity, peroxidase (POD) activity, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity of melon leaves increased at 30 days after melon pollination. …”
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Ground Water Quality Determination of former Lake Haramaya, Haramaya District, Eastern Haranghe Zone, Oroma Regional State, Ethiopia by Zinabu Tebeje Zewdu

“…Based on TDS and hardness the samples were classified as fresh and very hard water. 33.3 percent of Fluoride (mg/l) and 66.67 percent of Nitrate (mg/l) results were higher than WHO recommended value with mean of 0.88 ± 0.18 and 17.6 ± 4.4 respectively. 66.7 percent of the turbidity was found to be above the WHO limit and 83.3 percent of the samples have total colifoms above the guideline value and it reveal the necessity of treatment before use. …”
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