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Abstract Heavy metal contamination in rivers mostly originates from anthropogenic sources such as industrial activities, mining, agriculture, and urban runoff. These metals accumulate in river sediments and impact living organisms and the surrounding ecosystem. Historically, some rivers in Colombia have faced issues related to heavy metal contamination,
Diana Di Luccio +4 more
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FIELD PEDOLOGICAL CHARACTERISATION OF TWO TRANSECTS ALONG THE INNER AND OUTER SIDES OF A SIXTY YEARS OLD TISZA DIKE – A CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ALKALI GRASSLANDS [PDF]
Two transects were studied by field pedological investigations and soil bulk electrical conductivity measurements in order to understand the effect of a 60 year old dike along the Tisza River on soil formation and vegetation composition.
TIBOR TÓTH +3 more
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The equations used in soil physics to characterize the hydro-physical properties of the soil medium cannot be other than empirical since they do not take into account the multi-scale functional organization of the soil medium that is described in ...
Erik eBraudeau +5 more
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Uniqueness of limestone soil-forming substrate in the forest ecosystem classification
The uniqueness of limestone soil-forming substrate was assessed with respect to the classification of forest ecosystems. 50 soil profiles from the Bohemian Karst were studied and the results were confronted with previously published works from other ...
P. Šamonil
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Highly weathered thick (> 150 cm) tropical soils with clay contents between 80 g kg− 1 and 150 g kg− 1 and low amount of silt (
Carlos Roberto Espindola +2 more
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Genesis, classification and human modification of peat and mineral-organic soils, Hula Valley, Israel [PDF]
In the last six decades, the pedosphere of the Hula Valley, Israel, has been subjected to major management changes that have led to intense soil alterations.
M.I. Litaor, O. Reichmann, M. Shenker
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Nonlinear and Scaling Processes in Hydrology and Soil Science [PDF]
Hydrology is the study of the properties, distribution and effects of water on the Earth?s soil, rocks and atmosphere. It also encompasses the study of the hydrologic cycle of precipitation, runoff, infiltration, storage, and evaporation, including the ...
Cheng, Q. +4 more
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Pukekohe silt loam, Pukekohe Hill [PDF]
Pukekohe Hill is an excellent starting point for the tour in various ways: it provides a commanding view of important market gardens developed within Ultisols, and associated landuse issues, and the Massey Memorial on the hilltop commemorates Irish-born,
Lowe, David J.
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Soil profiles: the more we see, the more we understand [PDF]
The aesthetics of soils have fascinated soil scientists in all times. Since the late 1800s soil profile drawings, paintings and photographs have been depicted in hundreds of text books.
Hartemink, A.E.
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Hiroshi Machida −respected tephrochronologist, teacher, leader [PDF]
Professor Emeritus Hiroshi Machida (Hiroshi hereafter) is the leading tephrochronologist of his generation in Japan. Perhaps more than any other geoscientist from Japan, Hiroshi carried the insights and advances of tephra studies and their application in
Lowe, David J. +2 more
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