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Spatial distribution and sources of PAHs in topsoil in the Beiyun River Basin (Beijing section)
Shuiwen dizhi gongcheng dizhi, 2023 Organic pollution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in topsoil has threatened human health and ecological environment. In order to understand the distribution and pollution characteristics of PAHs in topsoil in the Beiyun River Basin in Beijing,
Dan HUANG +5 more
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AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.Heavy metal pollution reduces soil health and threatens food safety by entering plants; however, the use of nanoparticles, biofertilizers, and organic fertilizers such as biochar offers a promising strategy for improvement and sustainable agriculture. ABSTRACT Heavy metal (HM) pollution, resulting from human activities such as mining and the excessive ...
Sina Siavash Moghaddam +4 more
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Soil seed bank dynamics in transferred topsoil: Evaluating restoration potentials [PDF]
, 2012 Global change, increasing human population growth and urbanisation represent increasing pressures on biodiversity and ecosystem function. It is now widely recognised that conservation of existing natural fragments will not be sufficient to maintain ...
Fowler, William
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines the impact of soil erosion on agricultural land values in the United States (US) Midwest. Based on a novel county‐level panel data set with information on soil erosion levels and agricultural land values covering five census years (1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017), we separately investigate the direct effect of two types ...
Le Chen +3 more
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Enzymatic activity with topsoil.
, 2014 β-Glucosidase and Phosphatase activity in soil with added topsoil. C: control; T10: 10 cm deep layer of spread topsoil and T30: 30 cm deep layer of spread topsoil. Bars show standard error.
Marga Costa-Tenorio (591269) +5 more
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A study of salinity variation (EC & SAR) in agricultural lands, Kermanshah province [PDF]
Desert, 2007 Soil salinity is one of the problems threatening agricultural lands. Parts of this phenomenon are related to geologic formations and saltpans, while some major factors are resulted from irrelevant agricultural activities, issue of irrigation, and ...
M. Jafari +5 more
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT For millennia, human activities have transformed ecosystems globally. Determining which landscapes are predominantly anthropogenic is crucial to conservation and habitat restoration. Madagascar, a critically‐threatened biodiversity hotspot, is a prominent example.
Grant S. Joseph +7 more
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The Geochemistry of the Topsoil in Oslo, Norway [PDF]
, 2003 In co-operation with the Geological Survey of Norway, 395 samples of topsoil, 44 bedrock samples and 24 samples of sand from sandboxes at kindergartens taken in Oslo, the capital city of Norway, were analysed for a wide range of elements.
Tijhuis, Laurentius
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, 2012 Understanding the soil and climatic conditions affecting the partitioning of snowmelt to runoff and infiltration during spring snow ablation is a requisite for water resources management and environmental risk assessment in cold semi-arid regions.
Nichol, C. +6 more
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Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2018 Recovery of degraded areas of rupestrian grasslands is hampered mainly by the limited knowledge regarding substrate management and the biology of native species suitable for revegetation of these areas.
Maurilio Assis Figueiredo +4 more
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