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Subnational assessment of legal and illegal deforestation in the Colombian Amazon: consequences for zero deforestation commitments
Deforestation has been at the heart of the transformation of the Amazon. Global concerns over deforestation and its impact on climate change have...
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Application of a vermiremediation process-based system using Eisenia fetida for treatment of highly polluted soils with heavy metals
The objective of this research was to detect the presence of heavy metals (HMs) in soils polluted with sludge from an industrial wastewater treatment...
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Coupled hydro-mechanical hypoplastic model for partially saturated soils under monotonic and cyclic loading
Numerous geotechnical applications are significantly influenced by changes of moisture conditions, such as energy geostructures, nuclear waste...
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A new machine learning model for predicting the water quality index
The water quality directly affects the human health and its assessment requires predicting the Water Quality Index (WQI), which is important for...
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Synergetic effect of heating rate, temperature, and residence time of modified agro-industrial waste biochars on phosphate adsorption
Phosphorus is a non-renewable resource and essential for humanity. Due to its discharge in treated and untreated sewage, it became an aquatic...
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Novel recycling strategy for distillers’ grains waste: prolonged biochar aging promotes cadmium immobilization and lettuce growth by regulating soil nutrient availability and bacterial composition
Background and aimsConverting distillers’ grains (DGs) into biochar (BC) is sustainable option for waste-recycling, but how different aging times and...
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Synthesis and characterization of thiazolidinone -functionalized MCM-41 and kaolinite nanocomposites as the powerful and new adsorbents for heavy metal removal: process optimization using RSM-CCD
Core – shell magnetic nanoparticles MCM-41 and nano-clays are working absorbents for elimination of heavy metal ions. Nanoparticles Fe 3 O 4 are made by...
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Restoration of degraded alpine meadows from the perspective of plant–soil feedbacks
Understanding the plant–soil feedbacks (PSFs) of dominant species of alpine meadow under different degradation status could provide insights into...
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Effect of agricultural management system (“cash crop”, “livestock” and “climate optimized”) on nitrous oxide and ammonia emissions
The study aimed to measure soil-atmosphere N 2 O fluxes and their controlling factors, as well as NH 3 emissions and yields for two soils (silt loam and...
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Ashes in Freshwater Ecosystems: A Systematic Review of their Impacts on Fish
Ash runoff into freshwater systems from fire events, coal combustion, and volcanic activities threatens to biodiversity conservation, given its...
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Status of truffle science and cultivation in North America
BackgroundTruffles are subterranean fungal fruiting bodies that are highly prized for their culinary value. Cultivation of truffles was pioneered in...
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Biotic regulation of nitrogen gas emissions in temperate agriculture
It is generally assumed that fertilizer addition is the prime driver of nitrogen (N) gas loss from modern crop** systems. This assumption has its...
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Valuing the Economic Impact of River Floods and Early Flood Warning for Households in Bangladesh
Flood early warning systems have the potential to mitigate damages for vulnerable populations that experience river flooding in Bangladesh. We...
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Does montane meadow restoration influence the mineral association and stability of soil carbon?
Soil carbon (C) stability is an important consideration for management that aims to increase long-term C storage. The fraction of soil C allocated to...
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The occurrence of selected organic pollutants in the soils of the Songnen Plain, China
PurposeTo protect and improve the soil environment of the Songnen Plain, detailed identification of organic pollutant contamination features in the...
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Field validation of NDVI to identify crop phenological signatures
Purpose and MethodsCrop identification using remotely sensed imagery provides useful information to make management decisions about land use and crop...
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Determinants of oilseed rape-service plant intercrop** performance variability across a farmers’ fields network in Western Switzerland
The intercrop** of winter oilseed rape with frost-sensitive service plants can provide a diversity of services including weed control and N supply...
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Chemical pretreatment optimizes thermophilic enzyme activity in lignocellulosic and lipid-rich sesame waste composting
Chemical pretreatment enhances the digestibility of resistant materials, but its effect on complex substrates like sesame wastes rich in...
