Copper (Cu) is an essential element for humans and plants when present in lesser amount,
while in excessive amounts it exerts detrimental effects. There subsists a narrow difference …

In tropical regions, climate conditions favor fast decomposition of soil organic matter (SOM),
releasing into the soil organic composts in solid, liquid, and gaseous forms with variable …

Soil quality is defined as the capacity of the soil to perform multiple functions, and can be
assessed by measuring soil chemical, physical and biological parameters. Among soil …

Heavy metals and metalloids in soils are derived from the soil parent material (lithogenic
source) and various anthropogenic sources, most of which involve several metal (loid) s …

It is well recognized that organic soil management stimulates bacterial biomass and activity
and that including cover crops in the rotation increases soil organic matter (SOM). Yet, to …

Prediction of the fate of metals in soil requires knowledge of their solid–liquid partitioning.
This paper reviews analytical methods and models for measuring or predicting the solid …

Long-term organic fertilizer (OF) application on agricultural soils is known to induce soil Cu
and Zn contamination, along with pH and organic matter changes, which in turn alter the soil …

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in surface waters affects the fate and environmental effects
of trace metals. We measured variability in the Cd, Cu, Ni, and Zn affinity of 23 DOM samples …

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) influences the environmental fate and toxic effects of trace
metals such as mercury (Hg). However, because of limits in DOM analytical techniques and …

It is a simple matter to conceptually classify trace metal fractions in soil in terms of their
relative 'availability'. However, the challenge has always been to translate this qualitative …