Two professors from the University of California, Davis, have been elected as members of the National Academy of Engineering. Professors Kate Scow and Daniel Sperling join 13 other current UC Davis faculty members who are in the academy. (See list here.)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's husband, a real estate developer and investment banker, stands to make millions of dollars in a previously undisclosed residential real estate project in California as a partner with the father of a woman Mrs. Pelosi helped become ambassador to Hungary, records show.
WINTERS More than 3 miles of Putah Creek shoreline is located within the southern boundary of the University of California, Davis campus.
Open to the public, the Putah Creek Riparian Reserve also serves as an outdoors land management and conservation laboratory for Davis students who are part of t
At its 94th annual Water Conference and Exhibition in Phoenix, the AZ Water Association recognized EPCOR USA with 41 safety and operational excellence awards for water and wastewater facilities across the companyâs Arizona territories.Â
The AZ Water Association presents water awards of honor every year in the categories of water distribution systems, water treatment, wastewater collection systems and wastewater treatment. The 41 new distinctions bring EPCORâs total number of awards from the AZ Water Association to more than 200.
In addition to these honors for facilities, an EPCOR team member received individual accolades. Rigo Camacho was named Operations Supervisor of the Year for Large Systems for his dedication and leadership as operations supervisor at EPCORâs Central Division, which services areas in the West Valley.
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Research carried out in the U.S. has found that manure does not promote pathogen survival when it comes to arable crops – and may even promote bacterial communities that suppress pathogens.
The study, which has been published in the
Journal of Applied Microbiology, follows other research documenting a higher prevalence of foodborne pathogens in fields fertilised with livestock manure compared with conventional fertilisers.
However, the latest study suggests any potential move away from slurry should be reconsidered, finding that manure-based composts may actually help growers prevent foodborne disease outbreaks.
Fertiliser trials in terms of arable crops
The findings come on the back of an experiment which has been running for 27 years comparing organic and conventional soil management.