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Widespread use of natural stones has been a habit that has been going on for centuries. In addition to this widespread use, this material causes a significant amount of waste materials to be exposed during the processing of these materials. This is an economic problem in terms of both environmental pollution and disposal in waste materials. Therefore, the evaluation of these natural rock wastes is an important issue. In this study, it is aimed to recover the waste materials in natural stone workshops in Kahramanma...

The aim of our proposals for soil sampling regarding mesofauna study in soils from greenhouses or polytunnels is motivated by the high soil heterogeneity and large variability of easy exchangeable soil properties such as water content, soluble salts distribution especially under drip irrigation and local fertilization. The intensive technology for growing vegetables or flowers, high irrigation requirements and the high soil moisture favors, in short time the degradation of morphological, physical, chemical propert...

In recent years, the packaging market has become an important element of the economy of many countries. Its growing importance is associated with rapid industrial development, globalization, free transfer of goods and growing demand from consumers. Customer requirements affect the growing demand for more functional, colorful, light, flexible, ecological and environmentally safe packaging. Currently, the packaging has become an element that in many cases determines the demand for a given product. In particular, thi...

Maintaining health and physical condition of astronauts during long-duration space missions requires measures to prevent microgravity effects. At present, such measures consist in practicing certain physical exercises, in using elastic suites, as well as in special medication. However, the efficiency of these solutions is limited. An alternative approach, technologically more difficult, but considerably more efficient, consists in producing a state of artificial gravity in the module inhabited by the crew. Such a ...

The geographic information system is a widely used IT tool to support the management process in the field of geographic information. It is widely used in geodesy, cartography, construction and many other areas. It is used more and more frequently for spatial analyzes, the purpose of which is to determine the impact of various factors on the state of the environment or broadly understood security. Due to its versatility and the increasing availability the attempts are being made to apply this system in new areas li...

Monitoring soil contamination with heavy metals is challenging because of the large areas of contaminated soil and the high cost of laboratory tests. For these reasons new measurement methods of metal concentration in soil based on the Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) were tested. These methods include measurements made mainly in the near infrared region (NIR). Moreover the field implementation of these methods is considered. Previous results presented in the literature are not consistent and do not ...