1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990007164270403321

Autore

Racca, Gabriella M.

Titolo

I sottosegretari di Stato : tra politica e amministrazione / Gabriella M. Racca

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Napoli : Jovene, 2001

Descrizione fisica

202 p. ; 24 cm

Locazione

DDCIC

Collocazione

VIII D 20

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910971299603321

Titolo

Asphalt surfaces as ecological traps for water-seeking polarotactic insects : how can the polarized light pollution of asphalt surfaces be reduced? / / Gabor Horvath ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010

ISBN

1-61209-106-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (59 pages)

Collana

Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety

Altri autori (Persone)

HorvathGabor <1963->

Disciplina

639.9/7573

Soggetti

Pavements, Asphalt - Environmental aspects

Roads - Design and construction

Light pollution

Phototropism in animals

Insects - Effect of light on

Polarization (Light)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



Nota di contenuto

Introduction : polarotactic insects attracted to asphalt roads and polarized light pollution of asphalt surfaces -- Method : measuring the polarization patterns of asphalt surfaces by imaging polarimetry -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

The surface of dry or wet asphalt roads reflect partially linearly polarized light, the degree of linear polarization p of which depends on the darkness and roughness of asphalt: the darker and/or the smoother the asphalt, the higher the p of light reflected from it. If the asphalt is sunlit and the direction of view is parallel to the solar-antisolar meridian, then the direction of polarization of asphalt-reflected light is horizontal. In this case the asphalt surface can attract water-seeking aquatic insects, because they detect water by means of the horizontal polarization of light reflected from the water surface. This phenomenon is called positive polarotaxis. This new book proposes the use of these remedies on asphalt roads running near emergence sites of endangered aquatic insects, especially in the vicinity of wetlands, rivers and lakes.