Full paper (RU) Evgeniia V. Domrocheva & Elena V. Zippa Abstract. This paper discusses N2-thermal waters of the Baikal Rift Zone, enriched in various elements, including Na, SO4, F and a number of trace elements (Sr, Br, Li, Al etc.). Temperature, alkaline conditions and oxidation-reduction processes affect the solubility and stability of compounds, determining their migration…
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Bee breadmaking becomes renewable in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan researchers alongside Ryazan researchers, investigated the energy processes required for the two stage drying processes involved in the extraction of bee bread. Bee bread is used for medicinal purposes for a range of treatments. For Kazakhstan’s high solar energy potential, providing a renewable drying energy source could reduce costs, increase bee happiness and sustainability…
Climate and carrots
Abstract: Purpose: to analyze the prospects of using the drip irrigation method for carrot growing and the scientific justification for its improvement. Discussion. Carrots are a vegetable crop necessary for a healthy human diet. Irrigation is an important aspect of the agricultural sector, which affects the yield of vegetable crops, including carrots. In modern conditions…
Measuring two and a half centuries of Ammonia emissions from the Russian Caucuses
Abstract: Atmospheric ammonia (NH3) is a key transboundary air pollutant that contributes to the impacts of nitrogen and acidity on terrestrial ecosystems. Ammonia also contributes to the atmospheric aerosol that affects air quality. Emission inventories indicate that NH3 was predominantly emitted by agriculture over the 19th and 20th centuries but, up to now, these estimates have…
Russian forests show strong potential for young forest growth
(no Russian authors) https://rdcu.be/ebSxH ..Forest-height estimates were then subtracted from the predicted site index to estimate height-age growth potential across the region. Russia, which comprised 73% of the forest change domain, had strong departures from model expectation of 2.4–4.8 ± 3.8 m for the 75th and 90th percentiles. Combining satellite observations revealed a large young forest growth sink…
Heartwood and carbon in NW Russian pine trees
Heartwood (HW) has a major proportion of a tree trunk, compared with its outer sapwood (SW). Researchers investigated the carbon accumulation to understand the depths of carbon sequestration in pine species in north-western Russia. They mentioned that 64% of the forests of Russian Karelia are Scots Pine which they compared across lingonberry (30% Karelia, 42%…
Climate change and soil happiness in Leningrad region
Russia has a lot of soil. Russian scientists have been investigating it for centuries and pointeered soil science through researchers such as Dokuchaev, Dokuchaeva, Glazoskaya, Glinka and others. Large soil data projects managed by land institutes e.g. GIZPROZEMs have since been updated using satellite data. Current researchers conducted an agroecological assessment. They investigated land suitable…
Decarbonising economies – Russia, China, Brazil, Germany, Japan, India
All six countries have strategies towards achieving carbon neutrality. The researchers report that they have 44% of global population, 39.2% global GDP, 44.8% primary energy consumption and 49% global CO2 emissions. They note that different views on economic development and energy transition affect an overall international climate outlook from agreements such as Paris 2015. They…
Forest carbon capture in the Russian carbon market
As part of Russia’s implementation of the Paris agreement, original plans and strategies suggested targets for net absorption in managed forests between 620 – 2500 mln tonnes of CO2e by 2030 (Romanovskaya, 2023). She suggests that 1.2bln tonnes CO2e by 2050 is still possible but needs restructuring of forest management systems. Also identification and validation…
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