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Black carbon in urban soils: land use and climate drive variation at the surface
BackgroundBlack carbon (BC) encompasses a range of carbonaceous materials––including soot, char, and charcoal––derived from the incomplete combustion...
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Dosage- and site-dependent retention of black carbon and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in farmland soils via long-term biochar addition
Biochar, a soil conditioner containing significant amounts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), has gained widespread popularity in...
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Enrichment and environmental availability of cadmium in agricultural soils developed on Cd-rich black shale in southwestern China
The enrichment of cadmium (Cd) in black shale–derived soils is of increasing concern due to its wide occurrence, high Cd concentrations, and...
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Soils from Brazilian Amazonia
The Brazilian Amazonia region can be conveniently separated into 11 sectors, which represent large pedoenvironments at a continental scale. In a...
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Divergence in the distribution of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in two soils
Understanding the distribution of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is necessary for future risk evaluation of DEHP in agricultural soils. This study...
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Sorption behaviour of atrazine on agricultural soils of different characteristics: equilibrium and kinetics studies
The study aimed to investigate how the herbicide atrazine (2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-isopropylamino-1,3,5-triazine) interacts with agricultural soils:...
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Late Glacial and Holocene buried black soils in Emilia (northern Italy): genetic and paleoenvironmental insights
PurposeThe existence of black horizons (BHs) is often highlighted in European soils, and in the Po River plain of northern Italy. Nevertheless, BH...
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Optical and molecular insights into dissolved organic matter release in soils induced by downward migration of biochar colloids
The frequent wildfires and extensive biochar application accumulate biochar colloids in soils. The transport of biochar colloids may influence the...
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Millennial-aged pyrogenic carbon in high-latitude mineral soils
Wildfires in the Arctic are producing pyrogenic carbon as product of incomplete biomass combustion. The storage and distribution of pyrogenic carbon...
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Soil Black Carbon Increases Under Urban Trees with Road Density and Time: Opportunity Hotspots for Carbon Storage in Urban Ecosystems
Black carbon (BC) can comprise a significant fraction of the soil carbon pool in cities. However, vegetation cover and human activity influence the...
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Remediation of Soils Polluted by Oil Industries
Due to the global problem of soil pollution by oil industry, the development of effective and low-cost methods for soil remediation is highly actual....
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Enrichment of cadmium and selenium in soil-crop system and associated probabilistic health risks in black shale areas
Selenium (Se) is the essential component of selenoenzymes and contributes to antioxidant defenses. The capability of Se to antagonize the toxicity of...
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Microplastics pollution in agricultural farms soils: preliminary findings from tropical environment (Klang Valley, Malaysia)
The aim of this research is to investigate the occurrence, characteristics, and potential sources of microplastic pollution at four agricultural...
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Escalating arsenic contamination throughout Chinese soils
China faces widespread soil arsenic pollution caused by intensified industrial and agricultural activities, the impacts of which, however, have never...
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Coastal Soils and Their Associated Habitats in Galicia
Galicia is one of the Spanish autonomous communities with the longest coastline, one of the most complex in the Iberian Peninsula. Dune, marsh, and...
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Adsorption–desorption of Atrazine with 9 Agricultural Soils in China
In this work, the characteristics and mechanisms for atrazine adsorption–desorption with 9 types of soils were investigated with batch equilibrium...
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Physical and chemical properties of soils in Kharkiv (Ukraine)
The purpose of this work is to determine the physical and chemical properties of soils in different regions of Kharkiv (Ukraine) and to explore their...
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Soils of Cerrados, the Brazilian Savannas
Cerrados are the savanna-like vegetation of central Brazil. The first accounts on Cerrado soilsCerrado soils date back to the 1950´s, but increasing...
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Remediation of Soils Polluted by Urban Settings
Metropolitan soil challenges reflect the rapid urbanization and globalization pressures, including the generation of toxic by-products, physical...
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Chemical characterization of the soils from black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) cultivation using principal component analysis (PCA) and Kohonen self-organizing map (KSOM)
PurposeChemical characterization of soils is fundamental for assessing their quality and proposing agricultural practices to ensure high productivity...
