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Food waste is a significant and complex problem for the United States. Americans generate over 250 million (short) tons of trash a year, and organic materials such as paper and paperboard, yard trimmings, and food waste continue to make up a large component of the waste stream. These organic materials collectively account for a significant portion of U.S. methane emissions, as organic waste produc ...

With the advent of precision agriculture, the way we farm is changing. Technologies exist to add precision to all aspects of the farm. Through "mapping the farm," precision management strategies can be implemented such as: targeted herbicide application, targeted soil management, improved yield predictions, improved management of water, and other farm resources. These practices all require informa ...

The U.S. Army is interested in the development of innovative materials, films, coatings and technologies or manufacturing techniques which allow current U.S. Army airdrop related hardware and equipment to survive fresh and salt water operations with increased reliability and without damage and significant maintenance impact. Resodyn Corporation proposes for development a durable, moisture-impermea ...

VAM inoculum is a common specification for large-scale plant production contracts throughout the United States. Currently, VAM inoculation is required for the production of native plant materials in revegetation efforts associated with fire rehabilitation, mine reclamation, conservation plantings, contaminated site cleanup, and other activities. These activities represent a continuous expenditure ...

"Coprime proposes to investigate the applicability of learning-based source separation methodologies to the problem of multiple targets in a complex acoustic environment. The Phase I effort will focus on identifying viable learning-based source separationalgorithms specifically tuned to the multiple combat vehicle scenario. A prototype architecture will be developed and numerical software rapidly ...

The objectives of this project are to: 1. Establish one, standardized research database for long-term records from field studies of all existing growth and yield studies in the Northwestern States currently accumulated and maintained by Dr. James D. Arney. These databases contain 2,846,000 tree records in 20,440 plots representing hundreds of site preparation, planting, brush control, thinning, pr ...

Phase 1 project will research and establish feasibility of integrating three independent, state of the art, rangeland assessment/monitoring techniques. This will produce a standardized, ecologically comprehensive, paper based Level III rangeland monitoring system for use on public and private lands. Project will be collaborated with USDA ARS research scientists. Subsequent research will determine ...

Chemical numbers are rising dramatically with limited hazard assessment testing completed. Vast majorities of compounds have not undergone even basic toxicity testing despite FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, & Rodenticide Act), TSCA (Toxic Substance Control Act), and increased safety standards via FQPA (Food Quality Protection Act) legislation. Manufacturer testing costs routinely reach $10 ...

The Phase I project will demonstrate the feasibility of an innovative reactor for the production of alterantive fuels with complete conversion of free fatty acids coupled with continuous recovery of products. Key features of the continuous process for the conversion of agricultural by-products to biodiesel are: Ability to utilize low cost agricultural by-products such as vegetable oils, tallow, an ...

Biofilm barriers are a promising new technology for the containment and remediation of groundwater contaminated with nitrate and other pollutants. These barriers are formed by subsurface injection of bacteria and/or nutrient solutions to stimulate the growth of bacteria that produce extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and also may degrade contaminants. The engineered accumulation of biomass a ...