The bright substance blanketing areas of Los Angeles County has long been used to stop wildfires from spreading.

Urine is rich in nitrogen, which is important for plant growth, and now scientists have found an efficient way of utilising this to make human wastewater into fertiliser ...

As fire crews and air tankers work to block the wildfires' explosive growth, images of red clouds of fire retardant falling onto trees are common. What is it — and what's in it?

Table 1: Common salts found in saline soils. Soils are naturally composed of inorganic minerals, including primary minerals (e.g., quartz, micas, or feldspars) and their weathering products, including ...

It might look like the colored corn starch used in some fun runs, but the powder being dropped by planes is actually fire retardant, containing a mixture of water, fertilizer (in the form of inorganic ...

Increase in usage of dietary supplements and rise in applications of inorganic salts drive the growth of the global inorganic salts market. WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, January 15, 2025 ...

As the temperature of the solution and the concentration of inorganic salts increased, the temperature of the active bubbles became lower and the number of active bubbles produced decreased.

Glucose Salts Agar (GSA): is a simple, defined medium. Only organisms that can make all their cellular components from glucose and inorganic salts are able to grow on this medium. Tryptic Soy Agar ...