Date The final copy of this thesis has been examined by the signatories, and we Find that both the content and the form meet acceptable presentation standards Of scholarly work in the above mentioned discipline. The production and consumption of volatile organic compounds in soil and decomposing litter Thesis directed by Associate Professor Noah Fierer Non-methane biogenic volatile organic comp...

Crop production by the use of sustainable methods in agriculture has become the order of the day as there is a growing concern to conserve the environment and make the earth last longer for posterity. Keeping this end in view there is a constant search for manures and fertilizers that are eco-friendly and biodegradable. Vermicomposting is a novel method of decomposing organic matter and produci...

Abstract Surface water and groundwater are polluted with pharmaceuticals, detergents, pesticides, many other substances. Application of ferrates seems to be a perspective option for wastewater treatment as not only powerful oxidizing agents but also an excellent disinfecting coagulating decomposing stable inorganic, organic, biological compounds. Final products their decomposition do include ca...

The Viking Landers were unable to detect evidence of life on Mars but, instead, found a chemically reactive soil capable of decomposing organic molecules. This reactivity was attributed to the presence of one or more as-yet-unidentified inorganic superoxides or peroxides in the martian soil. Using electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, we show that superoxide radical ions (O2-) form dire...