to examine hydraulics of lnapls in soil, the retention curves of diesel fuel and water were both determined by hanging column method. the soil retention parameters were obtained based on van genuchten, brooks-corey and campbell’s models. in addition, the soil hydraulic conductivity for both fluids were predicted based on mualem- brooks-corey, burdine- brooks-corey, mualem-van genuchten and camp...

Measurements of saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) in the field are costly, time-consuming, and relatively cumbersome, chiefly as hydraulic conductivity exhibits a large spatial variability, so that it becomes difficult to find accurate representative values to correctly predict soil-water flow and design irrigation and drainage systems. Ks was measured in seven different soils in Egypt to e...

The increase in energy demand, the scarcity of resources, as well adverse environmental impact burning fossil fuels make it necessary to diversify sources used. This also applies residential sector, which accounts for a significant proportion global consumption. Particular attention should be paid water heating, importance this process balance buildings is steadily increasing. One methods used ...

The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a series of 8 goals and 18 targets aimed at ending extreme poverty by 2015, and there are 48 quantifiable indicators for monitoring the process. Most of the MDGs are health or health-related goals. Though the MDGs might sound ambitious, it is imperative that the world, and sub-Saharan Africa in particular, wake up to the persistent and ...

The habitat of microorganisms is different from one to another, some are naturally found in water environment, others introduced due sources contamination. present study aimed characterize the bacterial community diverse resources Egypt relation contamination source pursued them. So, samples were collected seven resources; groundwater, Nile River water, agricultural drainage (El-Hussieniya drai...

Determining the relative contributions of nitrate contamination in agricultural watersheds characterized by applications of both mineral and animal waste nitrogen to fields is important in evaluating the environmental consequences of these practices. Here, the use of nitrate–nitrogen (NO3−–N) stable isotopes to identify contaminant sources was examined in surface waters of an agricultural water...