[1] Effective control of nonpoint source contaminants in runoff from urbanized watersheds requires knowledge about the locations of runoff source areas under a variety of conditions. Physical monitoring of spatially variant processes, such as runoff production form variable source areas, is time-consuming and expensive. Thus modeling the processes may provide a valuable cost-effective alternati...

Two-dimensional T1-T2 H NMR relaxation correlation spectra and T2-T2 relaxation exchange spectra for samples of spruce wood across the full moisture content range from 0% to )100% are presented. The T1-T2 spectra unambiguously identify water in different environments within the wood that overlap in the corresponding and more traditional one-dimensional T1 or T2 experiment. The T2-T2 spectra una...

Hygroscopic swelling characteristics of different types of molding comp ounds and electrical parameters of voltage reference microcircuits encapsulated in plastics were measured after saturation with moisture at 85 C and humidity varying from 20% to 90% RH. Sorption of moisture at high humidity conditions and desorption during baking resulted in deformation of molding compounds of approximately...

The contamination of soil with petroleum products is a major environmental problem. Petroleum products are common soil contaminants as a result of human activities, and they are causing substantial changes in the biological (particularly microbiological) processes, chemical composition, structure and physical properties of soil. The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of soil ...

cases do not do well, if there has been much lung destruction. They find considerable difficulty in breathing, and complain of discomfort aud a sense of uneasiness. From the beginning of June till the middle of October there are heavy rains with mist and absolute saturation of the air with moisture. There is not much sunshine and exercise out of doors is curtailed. To keep out the mist and damp...

The effect of hot water on aspen chips has been evaluated using time-domain low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. At moisture contents above fiber saturation point, treated chips exhibit relaxation times of free water longer than for the control. This is consistent with the removal of hemicelluloses given the hydrophilicity of these polysaccharides. The rate of decrease in fr...

During a rainfall water infiltration into an unsaturated soil, zones of saturation may be developed anywhere within the flow domain. Consequently, a natural question arises: under which conditions depending on the rate at which rain water is supplied, the initial moisture distribution in the soil, the presence of underground sources and the boundary permeability, the flow domain may be separate...

Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/hydroxyapatite (HA) composite has potential application in denture base materials. The denture base materials should exhibit good mechanical properties and dimensional stability in moist environment. Silane coupling agent [3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxy silane (γ-MPS)] was used to treat the HA fillers in order to enhance the interfacial interaction between the P...

Despite rapid melting in the coastal regions of the Greenland Ice Sheet, a significant area (~40%) of the ice sheet rarely experiences surface melting. In these regions, the controls on annual accumulation are poorly constrained owing to surface conditions (for example, surface clouds, blowing snow, and surface inversions), which render moisture flux estimates from myriad approaches (that is, e...

A quick method involving the control of heat and water vapor pressure for preparing moisture-saturated carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP, 8 unidirectional prepreg layers, 1.5 mm thickness, epoxy resin) has been developed. The moisture-saturated CFRP sample was obtained at 120 ̋C and 0.2 MPa water vapor in 72 h by this method using a sterilizer (autoclave). The bending strength and viscoela...