ABSTRACT: Expansive soils present a significant geohazard to light infrastructure worldwide, causing costly damage through swelling and shrinkage cycles driven by moisture content changes. One key ...

Smallholder farmers have been taught to restore soil health by learning sustainable farming practices like vermicomposting and integrated pest management. The adoption of these techniques has led to ...

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ABSTRACT: The adobe enclosure of Dendera temple is one of the most important remaining archaeological clay in ancient Egyptian temples. Field observations indicated significant preservation problems, ...

Last week the Pasadena Unified School District released the first batch of results from soil testing done at all district sites. The results were in line with Los Angeles County testing, which found ...

Pasadena Unified School District Superintendent Elizabeth Blanco, Sunday, May 18, acknowledged rising concern from parents about the results of recent soil testing, which found 18 district sites with ...

The Pasadena Unified School District has just updated the results of soil tests on district campuses after the Eaton Fire. Nearly half of school campuses were found to have elevated levels of toxins ...

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The Eaton fire badly damaged Aveson School of Leaders, a charter school located on Pasadena Unified property in Altadena. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Eleven of the 23 Pasadena Unified School ...