Potassium adsorption capacity and desorption kinetics in soils of Qenberenaweti sub-watershed, central highlands of Ethiopia [PDF]
HeliyonDetermining the supply and uptake of K nutrient and the dynamic equilibrium (adsorption-desorption) reactions among the K forms in the soils are not commonly addressed in the highlands of Ethiopia.
Haymanot Awgchew +2 more
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Enzymatic Assessment of the State of Oil-Contaminated Soils in the South of Russia after Bioremediation [PDF]
Toxics, 2023 Soil pollution with oil as a result of accidents at oil pipelines and oil refineries is a frequent occurrence in the south of Russia. To restore such polluted lands, it is necessary to carry out soil remediation measures.
Tatyana Minnikova +4 more
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Assessment of the Health of Soils Contaminated with Ag, Bi, Tl, and Te by the Intensity of Microbiological Activity [PDF]
Life, 2023 Soil health is the basis of ecological and food security for humanity. Among the informative indicators of soil health are microbiological indicators based on the intensity of the carbon dioxide release from the soil.
Tatiana Minnikova +5 more
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Variation in soil acidity across different land uses, soil types and altitudinal gradients in Western Oromia, Ethiopia [PDF]
Scientific ReportsSoil acidification is a critical global challenge that threatens agricultural productivity by limiting nutrient availability and degrading agroecosystems.
Abu Regasa, Wassie Haile, Girma Abera
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Geosciences (Switzerland), 2019 The physicochemical properties of soil and the unsaturated zone can have a large influence on the infiltration of precipitation into an aquifer. Soil permeability presents soil property that can be very variable. The main objectives of this study were to
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Soil copper sources and biogeochemical processes under different land uses: insights from stable copper isotopes in the Cambisols of Southwest China [PDF]
PeerJCopper (Cu), a toxic trace element, has extensively accumulated in soils due to intensive human activities. Yet current knowledge on Cu sources and biogeochemical processes in Cambisols under varying land uses is scant. In this study, Cu contents, stable
Man Liu, Guilin Han, Qian Zhang
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LandWater erosion significantly affects soil properties, yet comparative studies between different soil types are limited. This study examines the impact of erosion on the physical, chemical, and biochemical properties of Chernozems and Cambisols in the ...
Bořivoj Šarapatka +2 more
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Relict and contemporary soils on uplifted marine terraces of Kvartsittsletta, SW Spitsbergen [PDF]
Polish Polar Research, 2023 The soils of Arctic regions are of great interest due to their high sensitivity to climate change. Kvartsittsletta coast in the vicinity of the Baranowski Research Station of the University of Wrocław constitutes a sequence of differently aged sea ...
Bartosz Korabiewski
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Бюллетень Почвенного института им. В.В. Докучаева, 2021 The paper deals with morphological properties of agrogenically transformed chestnut soils of slope lands in the south of the Volga upland within the urban landscape of Volgograd. It is established that as a result of agrogenesis, erosion, land use change,
O. A. Gordienko, E. A. Ivantsova
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Effect of Soil Toxicity on the Growth and Development of Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum L.) and Blue Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) [PDF]
Bulgarian Journal of Soil Science, 2023 A vegetation trial was conducted to test, establish and compare the abilities of crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum L.) and blue alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) to grow, sequester arsenic and improve microbial soil status in soils with deteriorated ...
Mariela Stoykova
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