The measurement of trace-element concentration in soil, sediment and waste, is generally a
combination of a digestion procedure for dissolution of elements and a subsequent …

Soils are heavily impacted by geogenic and anthropogenic factors. They form an integral
part in supporting agriculture, and the natural climate. This study investigated the soil …

Overwintering cattle outdoors causes soil surface disturbance, substantial increases of soil
Ntot, Corg, and P and a shift in pH to alkaline levels. Since fungi predominate in unfertilized …

Moss bio-monitoring is a convenient tool for establishing specific or large-scale exposure to
atmospheric trace metals and nitrogen pollution. However, the uncertainty associated with …

Earthworms are an important component of southern African invertebrate diversity, due both
to their influential roles in soil ecosystems, and the relatively large number of species. As of …

An explanation of the origin and interpretation of the suspension effect (SE) is presented in
accordance with" pH Measurement: IUPAC Recommendations 2002"[Pure Appl. Chem. 74 …

The significant role in high-tech and green technologies, recent outstripping demand, and
constrained global supply of rare earth elements (REEs) have led to the exploration of …

The survival of enteric pathogens in sewage sludge can lead to their transferral into the soil
environment and subsequent contamination of crops and water courses. This, in turn, can …

The present field study documents substantial changes in the soil microbial community
(SMC) and organic matter (SOM) in an upland pasture soil resulting from 10 years of “cattle …

In the frame of the international SOILSAMP project, funded and coordinated by the National
Environmental Protection Agency of Italy (APAT), uncertainties due to field soil sampling …