Buildings use 40% of the primary energy supplied in the United States, and more than 70% of all generated electricity, primarily for heating, cooling, and lighting. About 20% of the energy used by buildings can potentially be saved by correcting faults, including malfunctions and unnecessary operation.
Proxies for past seawater chemistry, such as Mg/Ca and Sr/Caratios, provide a record of the dynamic exchanges of elementsbetween the solid Earth, the atmosphere, and the hydrosphereand the evolving influence of life.
The Lam Phra Phloeng dam was constructed in 1963 and is located in the Nakhon Ratchasima province. The dam has severely reduced water level caused by deforestation and agriculture at the upper land. Sediment cores were collected using a gravity corer. The 210 Pb activities were measured using alpha and gamma spectrometry and sedimentation rates were determined.
Based on established linkages between ferrimagnetism and heavy metal concentration of anthropogenic particulates, we attempt here to delineate pollutant residing domains and study the role of surface runoff and
wind circulations over its redistribution in the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) in Maharashtra.
Normal Central Assistance and Additional Central Assistance (ACA) are devolved by the Planning Commission to assist the State Governments in specific areas. The present paper details an incentive mechanism for preventing deforestation and promoting conservation of forest ecosystems.
Invasive alien species are regarded as principal threats to global biodiversity. In this paper, the authors describe a situation where an endemic plant species, the dwarf bamboo
Botanical pesticides can be recommended as an ecochemical and sustainable strategy in the management of agricultural pests. Because of their biodegradable nature, systemicity after application, capacity to alter the
behaviour of target pests and favourable safety profile, it is hoped that plant-based pesticides play a significant role in achieving evergreen revolution.
What was responsible for the unusual climatic conditions that prevailed
during the early Pliocene, 5 million to 3 million years ago? Modelling studies point to intense tropical-cyclone activity as a possible answer.
