Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Michael J. Storozum, Steven T. Goldstein, Daniel A. Contreras, Agness O. Gidna, Audax Z. P. Mabulla, Katherine M. Grillo, Mary E. Prendergast
Summary: Ecologists in eastern Africa have discovered that mobile pastoralists enrich soil nutrients by leaving behind burnt organic waste when abandoning their temporary encampments, promoting glade development and biodiversity. Studies show that several archaeological sites in southern Kenya remain enriched in soil nutrients even after thousands of years, but scientists still do not fully understand how these anthropogenic soils vary across the region. The discovery of a Pastoral Neolithic site in Tanzania presents an opportunity to further investigate nutrient enrichment patterns in different geological and climatic zones.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yannick Devos, Luc Vrydaghs, Olivier Collette, Rosalie Hermans, Sophie Loicq
Summary: The study focuses on urban Dark Earth located in the historical center of Mons, Belgium. The formation processes of Dark Earth involve both human actions and natural processes, including bioturbation, sedimentation, humification, alkalinization, and clay translocation. Human activities such as cereal cultivation, horticulture, waste dumping, and trampling also contribute to the formation of Dark Earth. The study utilizes soil micromorphology and phytolith analysis to gain insights into the taphonomical history and identify plant remains related to different activities. This research provides valuable information for studying the development of towns in medieval and modern periods.
Article
Environmental Studies
Huihui Zhao, Peijia Liu, Baojin Qiao, Kening Wu
Summary: Monitoring heavy metals in soil is crucial for human health, and remote sensing has shown advantages in reducing resources. Analysis based on 971 samples and multi-spectral images identified correlations between heavy metals and spectral factors, establishing inversion models for As and Hg. Additionally, using 649 measured samples, models were built with high accuracy using PLSR and BPNN, with spatial distribution showing enrichment areas related to factory pollution.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Oleg Gordienko, Roman Balkushkin, Anna Kholodenko, Elena Ivantsova
Summary: The study analyzed the soils of recreational areas in Volgograd within three research areas, revealing different soil groups and distributions. Natural soils and anthropogenic-transformed soils were identified with varying salt content and carbon content, but most soils lacked hortic horizons in the surface layers.
Article
Soil Science
Michael O. Asare, Jerry Owusu Afriyie, Michal Hejcman
Summary: The study compares the physical and chemical properties of Anthrosols developed on a missionary settlement in Ghana with control soil unaffected by settlement activities. The results show that the Anthrosols have higher levels of organic C, total elements, and plant-available elements compared to the control soil. The study suggests that mineral fertilizer applications should be adjusted for arable fields on previous settlement sites due to the substantial enrichment of plant-available elements.
SOIL USE AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Archaeology
Sophie Costa, Louise Purdue, Aurelie Dufour, Julien Charbonnier
Summary: Oasis soils are the result of both natural and anthropogenic processes, making them valuable for studying human-environment interactions over time. This research identified proxies in ancient oasis soils to detect past agricultural practices, creating a typology of soil modes. Different agricultural practices, such as irrigation, liming, manure application, and ash deposition, leave distinct chemical signatures in the soil, allowing for the identification of past activities even after abandonment.
GEOARCHAEOLOGY-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Pasquale Napoletano, Claudio Colombo, Erika Di Iorio, Valeria Memoli, Speranza Claudia Panico, Anna Gabriella Ruggiero, Lucia Santorufo, Giulia Maisto, Anna De Marco
Summary: The assessment of Technosols quality in urban environments is crucial for maintaining ecosystems impacted by human activities. This study analyzed various indices to evaluate mineral accumulation, ecological risk, edaphon activity, fertility, and overall soil quality of Technosols in suburban Naples over eight years. The study found changes in chemical and biological indices, indicating a decrease in soil quality and increase in ecological risk over time.
Article
Plant Sciences
Luisa C. Carvalho, Erika S. Santos, Jorge A. Saraiva, M. Clara F. Magalhaes, Felipe Macias, Maria Manuela Abreu
Summary: This study investigates the use of C. salviifolius to stabilize gossan mine wastes amended with organic and inorganic wastes for faster environmental rehabilitation. The mine wastes have high concentrations of PHE and low concentrations of organic carbon and nutrients. The best vegetative development occurs in Technosols containing a mixture of agriculture residues, with no visible signs of toxicity.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
L. Purdue, D. Kennet, A. Garnier, A. Parton, H. Djerbi, S. Botan, L. Herveux, G. Davtian, A. Carre, D. Moger, N. al-Jahwari
Summary: This study conducted in a abandoned terraced area in Rustaq, Northern Oman, focused on the formation, function, and management of runoff farming system, as well as the driving factors behind its success. The results revealed that cycles of cultivation occurred during different periods from Iron Age to Islamic periods, and the success of the system was attributed to available water, suitable soils, a combination of crops and husbandry, and progressive increase in agricultural specialization and diversification in hydraulic technology.
Article
Soil Science
Friederike Kaestner, Magdalena Sut-Lohmann, Shaghayegh Ramezany, Thomas Raab, Hannes Feilhauer, Sabine Chabrillat
Summary: Reflectance spectroscopy in the visible-infrared and shortwave infrared wavelength region is a rapid, cost-effective and non-destructive method for monitoring heavy metal contamination. This study shows that Partial Least Squares Regression provides more robust estimations for predicting PTE concentration in heterogeneous soil samples compared to Random Forest Regression.
Article
Environmental Studies
Shiheng Hao, Kening Wu, Ling Li, Xiaoliang Li, Hongbin Wei, Xiangyuan Wu, Bingrui Liu
Summary: As global industrialization and human activities increase, the area of human-altered soils is also expanding. This study compared different soil classification systems and found that WRB and ST can effectively classify these soils, while CST has loopholes in classifying anthropogenic soils. Therefore, a revised CST is proposed to better adapt to the soil conditions in China.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rogelio Carrillo-Gonzalez, Ma del Carmen A. Gonzalez-Chavez
Summary: In a soil and plant survey of a tailing heap afforested 30 years ago, it was found that there was poor development of Technosol, accumulation of organic matter temporarily, variations in metal concentrations between plots, and higher Cd and Pb concentrations than domestic animal toxicity limits. Trees species did not accumulate high foliar Cu and Zn concentrations, but had higher Pb and Cd concentrations compared to mature leaf tissues.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ekaterina Filcheva, Mariana Hristova, Martin Haigh, Boika Malcheva, Maya Noustorova
Summary: Forestation has a significant impact on fostering soil development on opencast coal-mine spoil technosols, especially in terms of soil organic matter and microflora components.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
T. Rodriguez-Espinosa, J. Navarro-Pedreno, I Gomez-Lucas, M. M. Jordan-Vidal, J. Bech-Borras, A. A. Zorpas
Summary: This article aims to explore the relationship between urban soil quality and human health through a bibliographic review, highlighting the challenges urban development may pose to soil health. It discusses the strategies proposed by the EU, issues requiring further attention, and the potential solution of greening cities.
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
S. N. Gorbov, K. N. Abrosimov, O. S. Bezuglova, E. B. Skvortsova, S. S. Tagiverdiev, S. A. Tishchenko
Summary: Urban soils undergo physical property transformations that conventional methods cannot accurately capture due to impurities. Advanced visualization techniques like X-ray CT provide new opportunities to explore the heterogeneity of soil properties at different scales. A study using a tomograph examined the structure and pore space of urban soils formed on chernozems, and found significant differences between natural and anthropogenically transformed urban soils.
Article
Agronomy
Livia Vittori Antisari, Francesco Orsini, Livia Marchetti, Gilmo Vianello, Giorgio Gianquinto
AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2015)
Article
Soil Science
Livia Vittori Antisari, Gloria Falsone, Serena Carbone, Sara Marinari, Gilmo Vianello
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2015)
Article
Soil Science
Loredana Canfora, Giuseppe Lo Papa, Livia Vittori Antisari, Giuseppe Bazan, Carmelo Dazzi, Anna Benedetti
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2015)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chiara Ferronato, Gilmo Vianello, Livia Vittori Antisari
JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS
(2015)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Rabab Sanoubar, Antonio Cellini, Anna Maria Veroni, Francesco Spinelli, Andrea Masia, Livia Vittori Antisari, Francesco Orsini, Giorgio Gianquinto
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2016)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Patrizia Guidi, Livia Vittori Antisari, Boussa T. Mare, Gilmo Vianello, Gloria Falsone
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
(2017)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Chiara Ferronato, Maria Speranza, Lucia Ferroni, Alessandro Buscaroli, Gilmo Vianello, Livia Vittori Antisari
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2018)
Article
Geography, Physical
Livia Vittori Antisari, Alberto Agnelli, Giuseppe Corti, Gloria Falsone, Chiara Ferronato, Sara Marinari, Gilmo Vianello
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2018)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Giacomo Ferretti, Barbara Faccini, Livia Vittori Antisari, Dario Di Giuseppe, Massimo Coltorti
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2019)
Article
Plant Sciences
Pamela Leonardi, Federico Lugli, Mirco Iotti, Federico Puliga, Filippo Piana, Michele Gallo, Franco Baldi, Livia Vittori Antisari, Alessandra Zambonelli, Laura Chiarantini
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chiara Ferronato, Gilmo Vianello, Mauro De Feudis, Livia Vittori Antisari
Summary: The study aimed to assess soil features and potential heavy metal release risk of soils developed on different mine tailing types in Central Italy. It was found that the bioavailability of potentially toxic element concentrations in the soil changed according to the origin of the mine tailing.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Marco Rossi, Mauro De Feudis, William Trenti, Massimo Gherardi, Gilmo Vianello, Livia Vittori Antisari
Summary: This study aimed to identify suitable areas for chestnut stands for fruit production (CSFP) and propose a remote-sensing-based methodology to identify currently cultivated lands. The results showed that only 10% of the study site area is suitable for CSFP, and most of the currently cultivated lands (59%) are in unsuitable areas with steep slopes.
Article
Environmental Studies
Livia Vittori Antisari, William Trenti, Alessandro Buscaroli, Gloria Falsone, Gilmo Vianello, Mauro De Feudis
Summary: This study assessed pedodiversity and identified the major factors influencing soil organic matter stock. The findings showed that soils in high altitude areas had lower pedodiversity and organic matter stock, which could be attributed to factors such as sandy lithology, steep slopes, and low organic matter accumulation rates.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lisa Ghezzi, Simone Arrighi, Riccardo Petrini, Monica Bini, Livia Vittori Antisari, Fabrizio Franceschini, Maria Letizia Franchi, Roberto Giannecchini
Summary: This study examines the distribution of arsenic in groundwater, soil, and edible vegetables in a densely populated area in Italy and its potential impact on human health. The results show high concentrations of arsenic in some irrigation wells, exceeding 1200 μg/L. The average concentrations of arsenic in topsoil and subsoil are 39 mg/kg and 46 mg/kg, respectively, with the highest concentration reaching about 200 mg/kg. The findings also suggest that arsenic originates from mineralized and historical mining areas. The exposure routes, including soil ingestion, dermal absorption, soil dust inhalation, and vegetable consumption, pose non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks that exceed the acceptance threshold.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mauro De Feudis, Gilmo Vianello, Livia Vittori Antisari
Summary: The implementation of a protocol for supporting a reliable soil C market is proposed in this paper. A methodology for evaluating soil organic C (SOC) stock changes for the C credit market is presented. Through the study of a chestnut orchard and a chestnut coppice, it was found that the SOC stocks increased over time in the orchard, indicating its suitability for C credit gaining. This methodology is considered eligible for the C credit market due to its replicability, intentional realization after 1990, and evaluation of additionality and soil functionality.
Article
Anthropology
Julia Becher, Alex Schoeman, Gavin Whitelaw, Stephen Buckley, Jean-Pierre Celliers, Sara Cafisso, Matthias Belser, Maxime Rageot, Cynthianne Spiteri
Summary: This study represents the first application of Organic Residue Analysis (ORA) to southern African early farming pottery to gain a deeper understanding of past human behavior and subsistence patterns. The study found evidence of dairy processing and multi-purpose functionality of the ceramics. It also discovered potential medicinal use and the involvement of dung in pottery sealing and mending.
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Anthropology
Jon Clindaniel, Matthew Magnani
Summary: Large sources of digital trace data have become important in the study of material culture. The authors introduce a computational method to observe digital formation processes and highlight the importance of accounting for these processes in studies utilizing digital trace data.
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Anthropology
Rebecca A. G. Reid, Miranda M. E. Jans, Lesley A. Chesson, Rebecca J. Taylor, Gregory E. Berg
Summary: Chemical treatment of skeletal remains can reduce overall DNA quality and quantity but has no significant impact on stable isotope ratio analysis. Examination of treated and untreated human remains through histological and stable isotope analysis reveals that treated remains exhibit better preservation compared to untreated remains. Stable isotope ratio analysis is viable for both treated and untreated remains, regardless of their origin.
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Anthropology
Laura Tome, Eneko Iriartec, Antonio Blanco-Gonzalez, Margarita Jambrina-Enriquez, Natalia Eguez, Antonio V. Herrera-Herrera, Carolina Mallola
Summary: This paper presents the outcomes of a microcontextual geoarchaeological study conducted on earthen dwellings from the Early Iron Age village of Cerro de San Vicente. The study employed soil micromorphology, lipid biomarker analysis, XRD, and XRF analyses to investigate various aspects of the dwellings, including construction materials, site formation processes, and daily life practices. The results have shed light on the construction layers, floor use, maintenance, repaving, periods of abandonment and decay, and the presence of lipid biomarkers associated with dwelling functionality. The study significantly contributes to our understanding of ancient construction practices and the utilization of domestic spaces during the Early Iron Age.
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2024)
