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Lead
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1520
middle-aged and older people and can cause anemia. Exposure to high lead levels can severly damage the brain ... and kidneys in adults or children and ultimately death. In pregnant women, high levels of exposure to ... lead may cause miscarriage. High-level exposure in men can damage the organs responsible for sperm ...
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2020 a busy year for SWBR
https://southcenters.osu.edu/newsletter/winter-2021/2020-busy-year-for-swbr
educational programs for agricultural management practices that are environmentally compatible to sustain soil ... Soil, Water, and Bioenergy Resources (SWBR) program at The Ohio State University South Centers are ... their time working from home to publish a total 14 research articles in high-impact factored ...
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Bromide
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1511
as fast as water through the soil. The main difference between the two is that chloride is more ... tracer. The purpose for testing for bromides prior to oil and gas drilling is to establish a base level to ... transport through soils. They do not adsorb to negatively charged soil minerals, which allows them to move ...
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“Fresh Market Tomato fertility – the never-ending battle against fruit physiological disorders”
cloudy weather, wet and cool conditions, high nitrogen, low potassium, and compacted soils. Some of the ... particularly affected due to high percentages of fruit physiological disorders with some farms experiencing up ... to 50 percent of fruit affected. Thanks to greatly appreciated grant funding from the Ohio Vegetable ...
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Beta/photon emitters
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1541
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Gross Beta levels were detected at greater than 50 pCi/L in your water sample. ... may have an increased risk of getting cancer. 50.00 pCi/L pCi/L Radionuclide ADVISORY- ACTION IS ... GENERAL INFORMATION Most drinking water sources have very low levels of radioactive contaminants ...
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New program to help train Ohio minority and socially disadvantaged farmers
farm safety, and farm/financial/risk management. It is anticipated that these newly trained beginning ...
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Keeping Microbes Happy Key to Crop Success
https://southcenters.osu.edu/keeping-microbes-happy-key-crop-success
says Bob Perry, general manager, Perry Agricultural Laboratory, a soil testing lab in Bowling Green, ... Mo. Your tillage practices, fertilizer applications, soil pH and compaction levels all affect soil ... microbial health. Soil needs oxygen. This could come from light tillage, but if soil erosion is a risk, full ...
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Soil and Water team publishes numerous manuscripts, applies for more grant funds
By Dr. Mohammad (Arif) Rahman SWBR Scientist Soil, Water, and Bioenergy team members at The Ohio ... classical papers dealt with the assessment of heavy metals pollution of soil-water-vegetative ecosystems ... associated with artisanal gold mining, and was published in Soil and Sediment Contamination. This paper ...
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15 Years, 15 Minutes: South Centers scientist Islam recognized by University for soil test kit commercialization
developing a soil test kit that was affordable, and so convenient and simple to use that any landowner could ... our communities.” The signature feature of this soil test kit is convenience. Unlike many other ... basic field test kit contains enough reagent and testing supplies for approximately 15 field soil tests ...
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Lab Resources
https://southcenters.osu.edu/soil-and-bioenergy/lab-resources
OSU Soil Health Lab Advanced Analytical Lab Eye Protection and PPE A Limited Glove Selection ...