Environmental pollution consists of different types of pollutants in air, soil, and water. Due to the fact that plants can respond to environmental pollution, they can be used as bio-indicators for environmental monitoring. Air pollution in areas with oil and gas refineries nearby is an important problem. This study aims to survey the effects of gas refinery air pollutants on Conocarpus erectus...

In this paper we present a first approach to evaluate the plant regeneration processes after wildfires. Ten burnt areas were selected and their NDVI variations were monitored throughout the post-fire period. The main objective was to recognise the different regeneration patterns of each burnt area. Several variables (such as the amount of rain, lithology, slope, aspect, etc.) were considered in...

Fossil power plant high energy, high temperature steam headers have been found to be susceptible to thermal fatigue assisted creep degradation. These mechanisms initiate and grow cracks in chrome molybdenum headers, from the bore hole edges and stub tube-to-header welds. Linking up of multiple cracks can lead to explosive expulsion of tubes and severe shorting of the header life. In order to ex...

Paphiopedilum armeniacum is level-one protected species. As the original habitat destruction, Paphiopedilum armeniacum is at the brink of extinction now. In order to monitor the environment of the endangered plants such as Paphiopedilum armeniacum, to master the real-time changes of their environment factors such as temperature, humidity, light intensity, the design is based on AT89C51, regarde...

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A plant protein RIN4 is targeted and modified by bacterial pathogens as part of the disease process. At least two host resistance proteins monitor this pathogen interference and trigger the plant's defence responses.

This article describes the information system for measuring and evaluating the dose rate in the environment of nuclear power plants Mochovce and Bohunice in Slovakia. The article presents the results achieved in the implementation of the EU project – Research of monitoring and evaluation of nonstandard conditions in the area of nuclear power plants. The objectives included improving the system ...

Seeing the expected technical improvements as to the spatial and spectral resolution, satellite imagery could more and more provide a basis for complex information systems for recognizing and monitoring even small-scale and short-term structural features of interests within nuclear facilities, for instance construction of buildings, plant expansion, changes of the operational status, undergroun...