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Response of soil bacteria to Hg (II) in relation to soil characteristics and cell location
2006
The response of indigenous bacterial communities to the addition of inorganic mercury (50 μM of Hg(II)) was compared over a 30 day period in four soils of contrasting properties. Hg(II) impact was estimated by following population dynamics of viable heterotrophic bacteria (VH) and mercury resistant bacteria (HgR) by indirect enumeration in unfractionated soil and in the inner and outer parts of soil aggregates obtained by successive washings. Numbers of VH bacteria in unfractionated soils were not affected by mercury in any of the studied soils, whereas an increase in resistant bacteria was observed in all of them. The lag phase before the increase of HgR bacteria and the magnitude of the e…
Mechanically-biologically treated municipal solid waste as a support medium for microbial methane oxidation to mitigate landfill greenhouse emissions.
2005
The residual fraction of mechanically-biologically treated municipal solid waste (MBT residual) was studied in the laboratory to evaluate its suitability and environmental compatibility as a support medium in methane (CH(4)) oxidative biocovers for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from landfills. Two MBT residuals with 5 and 12 months total (aerobic) biological stabilisation times were used in the study. MBT residual appeared to be a favourable medium for CH(4) oxidation as indicated by its area-based CH(4) oxidation rates (12.2-82.3 g CH(4) m(-2) d(-1) at 2-25 degrees C; determined in CH(4)-sparged columns). The CH(4) oxidation potential (determined in batch assays) of the MBT re…
Quantifying the contribution of nitrification and denitrification to the nitrous oxide flux using 15N tracers.
2006
8 pages; International audience; Microbial transformations of nitrification and denitrification are the main sources of nitrous oxide (N2O) from soils. Relative contributions of both processes to N2O emissions were estimated on an agricultural soil using 15N isotope tracers (15NH4+ or 15NO3-), for a 10-day batch experiment. Under unsaturated and saturated conditions, both processes were significantly involved in N2O production. Under unsaturated conditions, 60% of N-N2O came from nitrification, while denitrification contributed around 85-90% under saturated conditions. Estimated nitrification rates were not significantly different whatever the soil moisture content, whereas the proportion o…
High emissions of greenhouse gases from grasslands on peat and other organic soils
2016
Drainage has turned peatlands from a carbon sink into one of the world's largest greenhouse gas (GHG) sources from cultivated soils. We analyzed a unique data set (12 peatlands, 48 sites and 122 annual budgets) of mainly unpublished GHG emissions from grasslands on bog and fen peat as well as other soils rich in soil organic carbon (SOC) in Germany. Emissions and environmental variables were measured with identical methods. Site-averaged GHG budgets were surprisingly variable (29.2 ± 17.4 t CO2 -eq. ha-1 yr-1 ) and partially higher than all published data and the IPCC default emission factors for GHG inventories. Generally, CO2 (27.7 ± 17.3 t CO2 ha-1 yr-1 ) dominated the GHG budget. Nit…
Successive alkalinity producing system for the treatment of acid sulphate soil runoff: preliminary results of a field trial
2005
A successive alkalinity producing system (SAPS) has been investigated as a potential passive treatment option for acid, metal containing runoff from acid sulphate soil. A pilot-scale system was installed at an agricultural land site in Rintala embankment area in mid-western Finland. The experimental layout consists of three parallel treatment units: two different SAPS cells and one limestone-filled cell for comparison of performance. The SAPS cells are composed of a bottom layer of limestone and a top layer of compost supplemented with sand. One of the SAPS cells contains sulphate-rich, waste gypsum mixed with the compost layer in order to enhance the metal reduction by sulphate reducing-ba…
Soils with Gypsic horizon in southern Sicily, Italy
2005
Urheilujournalismi vallan vahtikoirana? : tapauskohtaisessa tarkastelussa huippu-urheilun muutostyötä käsittelevä uutisointi suomalaisissa sanomalehd…
2018
Artikkelin tutkimuskohteena on suomalaisen sanomalehdistön uutisointi vuosina 2010–2012 tehdystä huippu-urheilun muutostyöstä, jota opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö rahoitti 2,6 miljoonalla eurolla. Tutkimuksen tavoitteena on selvittää, millainen vallan vahtikoira urheilujournalismi on. Tutkimusaineisto koostuu levikiltään kolmen Suomen suurimman päivälehden (Aamulehti, Helsingin Sanomat ja Turun Sanomat) ja maan molempien iltapäivälehtien (Iltalehti ja Ilta-Sanomat) kaikesta muutostyötä käsittelevästä uutisoinnista lehtien painetuissa versioissa. Tarkasteluajanjakso on rajattu Huippu-urheilun muutosryhmän (HuMu) loppuraportin julkistamista (5.12.2012) seuranneelle puolen vuoden ajalle (6.12.…
Internet on epäreilu, mutta näin uutismedia sinnittelee
2021
Arvio teoksesta: Hindman, Matthew. 2019. Internet-ansa: Kuinka digitaalinen talous synnyttää monopoleja ja rapauttaa demokratiaa. Suomentanut Kimmo Pietiläinen. [Alkuperäisteos: The Internet Trap, How the Digital Economy Builds Monopolies and Undermines Democracy, 2018]. Helsinki: Terra Cognita, 274 s.
Item response theory and differential test functioning analysis of the HBSC-Symptom-Checklist across 46 countries
2022
Abstract Background The Symptom Checklist (SCL) developed by the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study is a non-clinical measure of psychosomatic complaints (e.g., headache and feeling low) that has been used in numerous studies. Several studies have investigated the psychometric characteristics of this scale; however, some psychometric properties remain unclear, among them especially a) dimensionality, b) adequacy of the Graded Response Model (GRM), and c) measurement invariance across countries. Methods Data from 229,906 adolescents aged 11, 13 and 15 from 46 countries that participated in the 2018 HBSC survey were analyzed. Adolescents were selected using representative s…
ECR2:n suihkulinjan ja HIISIn tyhjiöpumppujen suojaus HIISIn hajamagneettikentältä
2017
Tässä työssä suunniteltiin HIISIn tyhjiöpumpuille ja ECR2:n injektiolinjalle magneettiset suojaukset HIISIn kelojen synnyttämältä magneettikentältä. HIISIn aiheuttaman magneettikentän suuruutta ja suuntaa tutkittiin simulaatioiden ja mittausten avulla suojattavissa paikoissa. Tyhjiöpumppujen valmistajat ovat ilmoittaneet kunkin pumpun kestämät maksimimagneettivuot radiaalisesti sekä aksiaalisesti. Tyhjiöpumpuille suunniteltiin ferromagneettiset suojat, jotka pienentävät HIISIn hajakenttää tyhjiöpumppujen kohdalla riittävästi, jotta pumput eivät ole vaarassa vaurioitua HIISIä käytettäessä. Suojiksi valittiin toisesta päästä suljetut putket, jotka koostuvat matalahiilipitoisesta rakenneteräsl…