The increasing anthropogenic pressure results in environmental pollution and thus
adversely affects the integrity of ecosystems. Consequently, various methods of removing …

Adsorption process has been widely used for treatment of wastewaters due to its simplicity
and lower costs as compared to other traditional technologies. Among the alternative …

Increased use of environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis for indirect species detection has
spurred the need to understand eDNA persistence in the environment. Understanding the …

The unstable triplet excited state is a core problem when developing self‐protective room
temperature phosphorescence (RTP) in carbon dots (CDs). Here, fluorine and nitrogen …

Carbon dots (CDs) have received tremendous attention for their excellent
photoluminescence (PL) properties. However, it remains a great challenge to obtain CDs …

Carbon dots (CDs), with excellent optical property and cytocompatibility, are an ideal class
of nanomaterials applied in the field of biomedicine. However, the weak response of CDs in …

Minerals and organic matter (OM) may form intricate associations via myriad interactions. In
soils, the associations of OM with mineral surfaces are mainly investigated because of their …

Soil organisms are recognized as ecosystem engineers and key for aggregation in soil due
to bioturbation, organic matter (OM) decomposition, and excretion of biogenic OM. The …

Despite a large body of studies investigating soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and potential
influencing factors, the impact of contrasting parent material, particularly in the subsoil, has …

Long residence times of soil organic matter have been attributed to reactive mineral surface
sites that sorb organic species and cause inaccessibility due to physical isolation and …