It has been 10 years since publication of the first edition ofSoils of the Past. In that time the
subject of paleopedology hasgrown rapidly, and established itself within the mainstream …

Household drinking water security is one of the major issues among coastal communities in
Bangladesh. To examine the groundwater quality and social consequences, groundwater …

A geological history of pedogenic salts and their microbiomes can now be reconstructed
from a review of thousands of described paleosols ranging in age back 3700 Ma. The …

The higher salinity and other physico-chemical elements along with trace metals have
become a major risk in the coastal areas of Bangladesh. This study investigated the quality …

Water activity is an important characteristic for describing unusual waters and is a
determinant of habitability for microorganisms. However, few empirical studies of water …

Groundwaters dominated by sodium-bicarbonate represent an important end-member
continental water type. The Southern Hills aquifer system in southwestern Mississippi and …

Cross crater is a 65 km impact crater, located in the Noachian highlands of the Terra
Sirenum region of Mars (30° S, 158° W), which hosts aluminum phyllosilicate deposits first …

Saltwater intrusion is a significant hydrogeological challenge in coastal regions. This study
investigates salt intrusion and hydrogeological processes in the Lower Chao Phraya River …

Abstract The Mars Curiosity rover carries a diverse instrument payload to characterize
habitable environments in the sedimentary layers of Aeolis Mons. One of these instruments …

The so called “boring billion”(1800–800 Ma) of Late Paleoproterozoic and early
Mesoproterozoic time can now be reassessed from the evidence of diverse paleosols in the …