Sentence examples for pollutant availability from inspiring English sources

For the climate component, net changes in mean annual runoff and seasonal precipitation were identified as the principal drivers affecting pollutant availability and transport.

Currently, this information cannot be obtained by soil chemical analyses, and can only be indirectly inferred by studies on the genomic and proteomic responses of soil organisms [108]; in fact effects of nutrient or pollutant availability to soil microbial communities can be estimated from the induced permanent changes in the structure and diversity of the soil microbial communities.

On the other hand, they can influence pollutant availability in the soil with their burrowing activity [ 4].

To study the effect of sorption alone compared to the combined effect of sorption and biodegradation on pollutant availability, batches were set up with and without sodium azide addition which inhibits PAH biodegradation.

The overall efficiency of this process depends on several components including the rate of ingestion or inhalation and pollutant availability, as determined by the strength of bonds between it and the substrate (food, soil, water and air).

The growth in bra size has been linked to growing obesity rates, increased number of breast implants, increased birth control usage, estrogen mimicking pollutants, the growing availability of a larger selection of bras, and to women wearing better fitting bras.

We also evaluated the effect of C substrate availability on pollutant removal efficiency in the biphasic rain garden.

Concerns about energy availability and pollutant emissions, such as oxides of nitrogen and particulates have driven concerted efforts toward the design of next generation internal combustion engines, capable of using newer fuels, delivering higher efficiencies and lowering emissions.

The study has several potential limitations including possible exposure misclassification, the availability of pollutant data for only 1 year of the study period, and limited information on potential confounders, such as maternal folic acid intake.

The first include chemical structure, concentration and availability of pollutants as well as physico-chemical properties of soil.

In the last two decades, a wide range of whole-cell biosensors based on lux-constructs of soil-borne bacteria for detecting organic and inorganic pollutants and monitoring nutrient availability in soil have been constructed (Table 1).