Some articles on water, soil, soil water conservation:
... is a colloid hydrogel consisting of fine granular material (such as sand or silt), clay, and water ... When water in the sand cannot escape, it creates liquefied soil that loses strength and cannot support weight ... Quicksand can be formed in standing water or in upwards flowing water (as from an artesian spring) ...
... turn of the 20th century, synchronized swimming was known as water ballet ... of London or Glasgow which were equipped with huge on-stage water tanks for the purpose ... with various diving actions and stunts in the water, Katherine Curtis started one of the first water ballet clubs at the University of Chicago, where the team began executing ...
... Plant Breeding Genetics, Plant Pathology Soil Science and Soil Water Conservation and two years duration leading to M.Sc ... Food Technology, Horticulture, Plant Breeding Genetics, Plant Pathology Soil Science and Soil Water Conservation ... Entomology, Food Technology, Horticulture, Plant Breeding Genetics, Plant Pathology Soil Science and Soil Water Conservation is also being offered ...
... Water is used in literature as a symbol of purification ... Sherlock Holmes held that "From a drop of water, a logician could infer the possibility of an Atlantic or a Niagara without having seen or heard of one or the other." ...
... was defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water at 4 °C and 760 millimetres of mercury pressure ... cylinder held at Sèvres in France and was intended to be of the same mass as the 1 litre of water referred to above ... Additionally, the mass-volume relationship of water (as with any fluid) depends on temperature, pressure, purity, and isotopic uniformity ...
Famous quotes containing the words conservation, soil and/or water:
“The putting into force of laws which shall secure the conservation of our resources, as far as they may be within the jurisdiction of the Federal Government, including the more important work of saving and restoring our forests and the great improvement of waterways, are all proper government functions which must involve large expenditure if properly performed.”
—William Howard Taft (1857–1930)
“There will be mud on the carpet tonight
and blood in the gravy as well.
The wifebeater is out,
the childbeater is out
eating soil and drinking bullets from a cup.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“Dying smokers sense
Walking towards them through some dappled park
As if on water that unfocused she
No match lit up, nor drag ever brought near....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)