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A sewage farm in Hampshire, England. The resources available in wastewater and human excreta include water, plant nutrients, organic matter and energy content. Sanitation systems that are designed for safe and effective recovery of resources can play an important role in a community's overall resource management.
Multifunctionality in agriculture (often simply multifunctionality) refers to the numerous benefits that agricultural policies may provide for a country or region.. Generally speaking, multifunctionality refers to the non-trade benefits of agriculture, that is, benefits other than commerce and food prod
Phosphate minerals are minerals that contain the tetrahedrally coordinated phosphate (PO 3− 4) anion, sometimes with arsenate (AsO 3− 4) and vanadate (VO 3− 4) substitutions, along with chloride (Cl −), fluoride (F −), and hydroxide (OH −) anions, that also fit into the crystal structure.
Mineral and Geoscience. Geological Survey Act 1974 [Act 129] Mineral Development Act 1994 [Act 525] Forestry. National Forestry Act 1984 [Act 313] Wood-based Industries (State Legislatures Competency) Act 1984 [Act 314] Malaysian Forestry Research and Development Board Act 1985 [Act 319] International Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008 [Act ...
Chronic copper poisoning leading to liver failure was reported in a young adult male with no known genetic susceptibility who consumed 30–60 mg/d of copper as a mineral supplement for 3 years. [104] Individuals residing in U.S. households supplied with tap water containing >3 mg/L of copper exhibited no adverse health effects. [105]
Mineral classification schemes and their definitions are evolving to match recent advances in mineral science. Recent changes have included the addition of an organic class, in both the new Dana and the Strunz classification schemes. [152] [153] The organic class includes a very rare group of minerals with hydrocarbons. The IMA Commission on ...
The name mineralocorticoid derives from early observations that these hormones were involved in the retention of sodium, a mineral.The primary endogenous mineralocorticoid is aldosterone, although a number of other endogenous hormones (including progesterone [1] and deoxycorticosterone) have mineralocorticoid function.
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral Republik Indonesia, abbr. Kementerian ESDM) is an Indonesian ministry responsible for providing assistance to the President and Vice President in performing government's affairs in the field of energy and mineral resources. [1]