by Adair Locke, MD. 1  Methylene blue is administered intravenously by anesthesia providers for a variety of clinical uses and may be used with increasing frequency as an intraoperative urologic marker dye due to an indefinite nationwide shortage of indigo carmine.
Hot, humid summer days can feel unbearable sometimes. Humidity, or the amount of moisture in the air, can make the temperature feel warmer, as our sweat is slower to evaporate. Not only is the muggy air uncomfortable, but it can cause our bodies to overheat, exhaust easily, and poses a potential danger to our health.
Soil moisture affects the soil biota in two ways. Biologically water is essential for life and for enzyme activity and metabolism and, is a solvent for biological nutrients and other chemicals. Physically, soil moisture affects soil temperature (water is good conductor of heat) and soil aeration.