Boron is a micronutrient for plants required for several biochemical processes ( Cakmak and Romheld, 1997). Boron deficiency is a widespread problem in relatively humid areas, especially in sandy ...

Train car after train car, filled with Wisconsin sand. It’s vital to the Alberta oil and gas industry. Of the approximately eight million tonnes of sand the Canadian oil and gas industry uses ...

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Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Technology/Engineering Laboratory for High-Value Utilization of Biomass Waste in Petroleum and Chemical Industries, Changzhou ...

Scientists outline the urgency to better identify the significant damage sand extraction across the world heaps upon marine biodiversity. In the delicate balancing act between human development ...

Towering granite boulders and palms dot the perimeter of this beautiful white-sand beach, and a nearby coral reef keeps the waters calm and ideal for wading. This stretch of sheltered beach on ...

From black and green sand beaches on the Big Island to Molokai’s magnificent orange sand beach, these colored sand beaches in Hawaii will leave you speechless. While each state in America is ...