Phosphorus (P) is an indispensable element for all life on Earth and, during the past decade,
concerns about the future of its global supply have stimulated much research on soil P and …

Since its invention, paper has become one of the main carriers of our cultural, scientific,
political, economic and historical information. Given the importance of this material, its …

Lead (Pb) has limited solubility in the soil environment owing to complexation with various
soil components. Although total soil Pb concentrations may be high at a given site, the …

In countries like Spain, where water is a limited resource, reusing effluents from wastewater
treatment plants may imply the introduction of incompletely eliminated pollutants into the …

The complex structure and function of a plant microbiome are driven by many variables,
including the environment, microbe–microbe interactions and host factors. Likewise …

Iron-reducing bacteria (IRB) are crucial for electron transfer in anaerobic soil microsites. The
utilization of the energy gathered by this mechanism by decomposers of organic matter is a …

Evolving complex mixtures of pharmaceuticals and transformation products in effluent-
dominated streams pose potential impacts to aquatic species; thus, understanding the …

Uranium, a cornerstone for nuclear energy, facilitates a clean and efficient energy
conversion. In the era of global clean energy initiatives, uranium resources have emerged …

Sodium azide (NaN 3) was evaluated as inhibitor of microbial growth and activity in marine
sediment resuspensions by monitoring the abundance of free-living and sessile bacteria …

In temperate rainforest soils of southern Chile (38° S), there are high rates of soil organic
carbon (SOC) mineralization under oxygen (O2) limitation. We study the combined effects of …