BACKGROUND Geohelminths are parasites that stand out for their prevalence and wide distribution, depending on the soil for their transmission. AIMS The aim of this work was to evaluate the predatory capacity of the fungal isolate of the genus Duddingtonia (CG768) on third stage larvae (L3) of Ancylostoma spp. in beach sand under laboratory conditions. METHODS In the assay A five treatment g...

shoot tips from actively growing, greenhouse maintained plants of kalanchoe blossfeldiana were cultured in vitro for shoot proliferation and root initiation on murashige and skoog (ms) basal medium supplemented with naa and ba, both in concentrations of 0.00, 0.50, 1.00 and 2.00 mg l-1. results showed that the maximum plantlets height (7.012 cm), node number (4.516), root number (8.860) and roo...

The development of bacterial biofilms in natural environments may alter important functions, such as pollutant bioremediation by modifying both the degraders' physiology and/or interactions within the matrix. The present study focuses on the influence of biofilm formation on the metabolism of a pesticide, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), by Cupriavidus necator JMP134. Pure cultures were ...

Little is known about the forces that determine the assembly of diverse bacterial communities inhabiting drinking water treatment filters and how this affects drinking water quality. Two contrasting ecological theories can help to understand how natural microbial communities assemble; niche theory and neutral theory, where environmental deterministic factors or stochastic factors predominate re...

In this study, a series of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) tests was conducted on calcareous sand, quartz and glass bead with wide range grain sizes, to understand the effect size micro-pore structure fractal characteristics carbonate-based sand silicate-based sand. The pore distribution (PSD) tested materials were obtained from NMR T2 spectra, theory introduced describe properties PSD. Result...

To investigate some geotechnical characteristics of the soils in a chosen area Abu Al-Khasib city, Basrah Governorate, southern Iraq, nine boreholes that range depth from 10 to 32 meters were drilled. Based on results standard penetration tests and particle size analysis Quaternary deposits, which extend vertically meters, are divided into 8 layers with varying bearing capacities depending thei...

Shoot tips from actively growing, greenhouse maintained plants of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana were cultured in vitro for shoot proliferation and root initiation on Murashige and Skoog (MS) basal medium supplemented with NAA and BA, both in concentrations of 0.00, 0.50, 1.00 and 2.00 mg l-1. Results showed that the maximum plantlets height (7.012 cm), node number (4.516), root number (8.860) and roo...

Collection of storm water runoff and forcing it into the groundwater is the need of the hour to sustain the ground water table. However, the runoff entraps various types of sediments and other floating objects whose removal are essential to avoid pollution of ground water and blocking of pores of aquifer. However, it requires regular cleaning and maintenance due to problem of clogging. To evalu...

Abstract This research applied the geoelectric method to determine presence of aquifer layers in Bumi Harapan village. can value subsurface resistivity, and from this value, will know lithology based on distribution resistivity. The results be described form resistivity logs make it easier find groundwater layer its depth. Subsurface obtained structures topsoil, clayey sand, sandy clay clay. su...

A comprehensive suite of geotechnical laboratory tests was undertaken on samples of recycled crushed glass produced in Victoria, Australia. Three types of recycled glass sources were tested being coarse, medium and fine sized glass. Laboratory testing results indicated that medium and fine sized recycled glass sources exhibit geotechnical behavior similar to natural aggregates. Coarse recycled ...