Streamwater from a stream network of 15 small boreal catchments (0.03–67 km) in northern Swedenwas analyzed for unfiltered (total) and filtered (<0.4 lm) concentrations of iron (Fetot andFe<0.4) andmanganese (Mntot andMn<0.4). The purposewas to investigate the temporal and spatial dynamics of Fe,Mn and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) as influenced by snowmelt driven spring floods and landscape p...

Traditional materials such as fly ash and lime are generally used to improve soils but can severely pollute the environment. Eco-friendly protocols, application of xanthan gum, therefore essential for soil treatment. In this study, a series microscopic tests, water retention characteristics shear tests were carried out on silt, which known have poor engineering properties, explore effect mechan...

A Halorubrum H3 strain was isolated from a water and silt sample from Burlinskoye Lake (Altai Krai, Russia, 53°8'19″N 78°24'27″E). According to 16S rRNA sequences, this strain is most closely related to Halorubrum saccharovorum. The completely sequenced and annotated genome is 3,282,373 bp and contains 3,237 genes.

An experimental study of the effect of silt and influence of cell confinement on the bearing capacity of circular footings on silty sand was carried out. Laboratory experiments on clean sand and sand containing silt up to 25 % were performed. Cells with different heights and diameters were used to confine the silty sand. The effect of proportion of silt in sand, cell diameter, cell height and t...