In this book strategies for using very soft organic clay as a fill material for road embankment constructions are compared, and an optimisation scheme is presented. Computer programs for simulation of evaporative drying, for simulation of consolidation, and for slope stability calculation were used to analyse clay behaviour. Field and laboratory testing programs for a trial embankment were set up in order to study the relations of parameters, to examine suitability and workability of the clay, and to verify the improvement methods. An optimisation technique was applied as a rational method for using very soft organic clay for road embankments leading to an economic construction. Also recommendations are presented based on a rational method for conditioning and emplacing very soft organic clay in a safe and economic way.
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Transportation Engineering
Pavement Engineering
Soil Mechanics

Use and Fate of Pesticides in Vegetable-based Agro-ecosystems in Ghana presents the results of a doctoral study conducted on pesticide use in vegetable production in Ghana, West Africa. It covers the various aspects of pesticide use, behavior, and impacts in vegetable-based agro-ecosystems and presents the results of surveys conducted in Ghana. The doctoral study carried out between 2003 and 2007 aimed to provide a better understanding of the potential impact of pesticide usage on the ecosystem, which will contribute to better pesticide management. The results of the study establish essential, but yet missing, information on the levels and fate of pesticide residues in the environment of Ghana as well as the public health implications of the use of pesticides in agriculture. Students, scientists, farmers, agricultural extension officers and regulatory agencies will find this book very useful.
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Agriculture
Environmental Studies
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Edited by experts, this book covers recent advances in environmental management and sustainable development as they relates to human health. The book combines coverage of state-of-the-art knowledge in environmental management and sustainable development with how they can improve the overall health of society. It assesses some of the major environmental problems facing developing and developed regions of the world and suggests solutions for resolving them. It discusses environmental education projects that help to raise awareness in young people about the interrelationships between pollution, the environment and society.
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Environmental Health
Environmental Law - Environmental Studies
Environmental Management
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Professional

Bringing together some of the world’s greatest experts in archaeological prospection, this volume provides a clear illustration of the remarkable potential of geophysical methods in the study of ancient landscapes. It focuses on researching the entire landscape in all its multiperiod complexity. Illustrated with case studies and practical examples drawn from a variety of geographical and cultural contexts, the book first concentrates on the theoretical basis of the various methods. It then explores the real-life application of the principal techniques of geophysical prospecting, including magnetometry, EM, ERT, and ground-penetrating radar, to locate, retrieve, process, and interpret data for a large Roman villa complex near Grosseto.
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Geology - Earth Sciences
Geophysics
Landscape
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The book presents new methodologies and indicators to reach a better understanding of biogeochemical processes as a basis for environmental models. The combined use of the understanding of processes and models’ prognosis will inform researches and water managers and will provide the possibility for better management and preservation of water resources. The book will be a valuable reference for graduate students, researchers and professionals in government and public institutions, and for those interested in soil and groundwater contamination in various aspects.
• IAH - Selected Papers on Hydrogeology
Ground Water
Water Quality & Pollution
Environmental Sciences
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Scant attention has been paid to the systematic gathering of information on groundwater resources in the past few decades, resulting in patchy data, limited knowledge, and poorly targeted investment of resources. A compilation of information from across the groundwater community, Applied Groundwater Studies in Africa provides a picture of the work that has been done and the current understanding of groundwater resources in Africa. Designed to supply an applied perspective of developing and managing groundwater, the book’s coverage ranges from discussions of the role of groundwater in development and poverty reduction to techniques used to develop groundwater, to numerical modeling of larger aquifers.
• IAH - Selected Papers on Hydrogeology
Hydrogeology & Groundwater
Water Supply & Treatment
Hydrogeology
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Professional

The construction of high-speed railways entails a wide variety of aspects to be considered. They range from safety aspects to new types of equipment and construction solutions, and require state-of-the-art technologies. This volume presents the latest research on the interaction between rail track and bridges.
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Structural Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Railway Technology & Engineering
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Written in a straightforward style, Natural Arsenic in Groundwater of Latin America is designed to update knowledge on the dynamics of natural arsenic from the aquifers through groundwater to the food chain. Containing articles by scientists working in areas severely affected by adverse socio-economics conditions, this book includes an assessment of environmental health risks and economic impacts, and the technologies available for dealing with the problem. It outlines efficient techniques for arsenic removal and inform administrators, policy makers and company executives, and aims to increase awareness of this global phenomenon.
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Geochemistry
Hydrogeology
Water Quality & Pollution
Proceedings

@text: Covering the latest research on recently developed dynamic analysis techniques, train excitations, design issues for high-speed railway bridges, fatigue conduct of viaducts and large span bridges, and bridge dynamic behaviour, Dynamics of High-Spee
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Structural Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Railway Technology & Engineering
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@text: Issues addressed in Bridges for High-Speed Railways include: steel and composite bridges for high-speed railways; European Standards for high-speed railway bridges; prestressed concrete high-speed railway bridges; bridge-vehicles dynamic interactio
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Structural Engineering
Transportation Engineering
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