Sentence examples for mineral substrates from inspiring English sources

A field experiment was designed by impregnating several mineral substrates with crude oils and fuels in varying concentrations.

In-soil mesh bags represent a successful approach to assess the response of soil fungal communities to contrasting soil nutrient patches31 or to deployed mineral substrates that vary in nutrient content32,33,34,35.

Maritime salt marshes often extend many miles inland and are variably subject to tidal action; inland brackish marshes are found frequently on mineral substrates of alluvial and lacustrine origin.

Remote detection and mapping of hydrocarbons (PHCs) in situ in continental areas is still an operational challenge due to the small scale of the occurrences and the mix of spectral signatures of PHCs and mineral substrates in imagery pixels.

The investigation of the most important surface properties (self-cleaning effect and photocatalytic activity as the function of UV/vis irradiation time) of the coated mineral substrates were performed before and after the tape adhesion test.

Modeling of AFM data with an extended Ohshima theory showed that van der Waals and steric forces played a major role in the interactions between CMC and mineral substrates, and that hydration forces were also important.

Once the mineral substrate has formed, divers use plastic cable-ties to attach bits of dying coral that have snapped off nearby reefs.

The DGGE profiles in all reactors showed no change with time and no difference between substrate types, suggesting that any microbiological effects are independent of mineral substrate.

This is affected by the naturally suspended particulate matter, porous media, or mineral substrate that constitutes the different environmental collectors to which nanoparticles may attach.

The Al- and mineral horizon-normalized peat concentration profiles, allowing removal of the occasional contamination by the underlying mineral substrate and atmospheric dust, demonstrated a homogeneous distribution of TEs along the peat column among various climate zones in the non-permafrost regions but significantly non-conservative behavior in the discontinuous permafrost site.

The bog site has no clear plant-related mineral substrate as the peat is permanently frozen below the rooting depth.