Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ronny Sobreira Barbosa, Zigomar Menezes de Souza, Marina Pedroso Carneiro, Camila Viana Vieira Farhate
Summary: This study aims to investigate the influence of physical and chemical attributes of soil in different tillage systems on the root volume of orange plants. Regardless of soil type, the use of a triple operation implement was found to provide greater root volume for orange plants.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Raluca Elena Enescu, Lucian Dinca, Mihai Zup, Serban Davidescu, Diana Vasile
Summary: Cities are affected by the impact of rapid urbanization on changes to soil properties. This study assessed the physical and chemical properties of urban and peri-urban forests in Brasov, Romania, revealing significant differences in soil properties between these two types of forests.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Manuel Gabriel Velasquez Ramirez, Dennis del Castillo Torres, Juan Antonio Guerrero Barrantes, Joel Vasquez Bardales, Evert Thomas, Edgar Cusi Auca, Midori Chinen Gushiken, Betzy Munoz Diaz, Ricardo Russo, Ronald Corvera Gomringer
Summary: This study evaluated the potential of Stylosanthes guianensis for restoring soil health in areas affected by small-scale gold mining in the Amazon region of Peru. The results showed that S. guianensis had positive effects on soil health and ecosystem restoration, indicating its potential for promoting natural succession of degraded Amazonian forests.
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Thomas Schatzmayr Welp Sa, Sandra Oda, Vivian Karla Castelo Branco Louback Machado Balthar, Romildo Dias Toledo Filho
Summary: This article evaluates soil-cement mixtures with different proportions of soil and iron ore tailings, demonstrating their potential as alternative pavement materials. The addition of iron ore tailings in pavement layers can reduce environmental impact and contribute to sustainable development. The fatigue test of hypothetical pavement structures shows that structures with iron ore tailings have similar results to those without. This reuse of mining tailings can create a new disposal method and possibly reduce pavement construction costs.
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gorazd Zibret, Barbara Ceplak
Summary: By studying the alluvial and stream sediments in the area of historical zinc smelting tradition, it was found that the abandoned slag and ore roasting residue waste dumps are the main sources of zinc, cadmium, and lead. Contaminated particles are transported by the Voglajna River into the Savinja River, and eventually reach the Sava River more than 30 km downstream, causing anomalies in the sediment levels.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Xiangyu Meng, Shunxin Fan, Li Dong, Kun Li, Xiaolu Li
Summary: This study investigated the influence of soil physicochemical properties on understory plant diversity in urban forests through correlation analysis. The results showed a strong correlation between soil properties and diversity indices of the understory vegetation. Soil organic matter and soil organic carbon were identified as the main factors affecting understory plant diversity. These findings can provide scientific guidance for urban forest management.
Article
Forestry
Elena Khayrulina, Anna Bogush, Larisa Novoselova, Natalya Mitrakova
Summary: This study focuses on the soil degradation in the Taiga Forest within the Verkhnekamskoye potash deposit area in Russia. It investigates the anthropogenic salinization of alluvial soils under potash deposit development, revealing a strong impact of the potash industry on the valley soils. The formation of Chloridic Gleyic Fluvic Solonchak soils in hydromorphic conditions and the sources of iron in soils and bottom sediments were also explored through morphological, physicochemical and mineralogical analyses.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Sabrina Vantadori, Andrzej Zak, Lukasz Sadowski, Camilla Ronchei, Daniela Scorza, Andrea Zanichelli, Marco Viviani
Summary: A thorough investigation has been conducted on the microstructural, chemical, and physical properties of shot-earth 772.
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Federico Floreani, Valeria Zappella, Jadran Faganeli, Stefano Covelli
Summary: In this study, the fluxes of gaseous elemental mercury (Hg0) at the soil-air interface were evaluated in the Isonzo River plain. It was found that there was a significant correlation between Hg0 fluxes and soil Hg content in summer and autumn, but not in winter. Vegetation cover effectively reduced Hg0 releases in summer and autumn.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Geological
M. Clara Modenesi, J. Carlos Santamarina
Summary: This article focuses on the formation and properties of sediment accumulations in the central deeps of the Red Sea, with a particular emphasis on hydrothermal metalliferous sediments. These sediments exhibit unique characteristics and have significant implications in engineering and mining operations. The study highlights the need to carefully account for the extreme properties of hydrothermal sediments during field studies and resource assessment.
ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Dan R. Glaser
Summary: Five petrophysical models were evaluated for hydraulic permeability prediction in alluvial sediments, with the Kozeny-Carmen model emerging as the top performer. The study also showed significant differences in performance between models relying on physical parameters, electrical parameters, and a combination of both.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENGINEERING GEOPHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
N. Mamehpour, Salar Rezapour, N. Ghaemian
Summary: Urbanization has both negative and positive impacts on soil quality, with an increase in soil salinity, heavy metals, and erodibility, while also increasing organic matter, nitrogen, phosphorus, and cation exchange capacity. The study found that urban soils exhibited a decrease in SQI scenarios compared to control soils, indicating worsening soil quality in urban areas. The highest values of soil quality indicators were observed in Fluvisols, suggesting a combined influence of soil type and agricultural management practices.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Vanessa Morgado, Luis Gomes, Ricardo J. N. Bettencourt da Silva, Carla Palma
Summary: This study investigated the levels and trends of microplastic contamination in sediments of four Portuguese inland waters, using micro-ATR-FTIR to identify polymers and found a ubiquitous presence of microplastics, particularly fragment particles.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Water Resources
Yunpeng Jing, Jian Li, Yimin Mei, Xiao Liu, Xuelan Yu, Xuezhou Hu, Fangfang Song, Mingming Lu
Summary: This study investigated the physical and chemical properties of permeable materials for the Sponge City program in China. It identified the optimal city sponge and demonstrated its excellent treatment effect on NH3-N in rainwater, providing a simple, economical, and effective method for rainwater treatment in the future.
JOURNAL OF WATER AND CLIMATE CHANGE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ahmed Elsayed Abdelghany, Ahmed I. Abdo, Mohamed G. Alashram, Kamel Mohamed Eltohamy, Jiabei Li, Youzhen Xiang, Fucang Zhang
Summary: Due to rapid population growth and pressure on water resources, it is necessary to use economic and non-traditional techniques for irrigation. One of these techniques is the use of salt water after treatment with a magnetic force. The simulation experiment showed that magnetic forces can significantly affect the pH, soil EC, SAR, SSP, CROSS, hydraulic conductivity, and cumulative infiltration rate. These findings suggest that magnetically treated irrigation water can have important effects on soil and water properties.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Martin Gabersek, Mateja Gosar
JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION
(2018)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Spela Bavec, Harald Biester, Mateja Gosar
JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION
(2018)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Milos Miler, Mateja Gosar
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jurian A. Hoogewerff, Clemens Reimann, Enriette Ueckermann, Robert Frei, Karin M. Frei, Thalita van Aswegen, Claudine Stirling, Malcolm Reid, Aaron Clayton, Anna Ladenberger, S. Albanese, M. Andersson, R. Baritz, M. J. Batista, A. Bel-Ian, M. Birke, D. Cicchella, A. Demetriades, B. De Vivo, W. De Vos, E. Dinelli, M. Duris, A. Dusza-Dobek, O. A. Eggen, M. Eklund, V Ernstsen, P. Filzmoser, D. M. A. Flight, S. Forrester, M. Fuchs, U. Fugedi, A. Gilucis, V Gregorauskiene, W. De Groot, A. Gulan, J. Halamic, E. Haslinger, P. Hayoz, R. Hoffmann, H. Hrvatovic, S. Husnjak, L. Janik, G. Jordan, M. Kaminari, J. Kirby, J. Kivisilla, V Klos, F. Krone, F. Kwecko, L. Kuti, A. Lima, J. Locutura, D. P. Lucivjansky, A. Mann, D. Mackovych, J. Matschullat, M. McLaughlin, B. Malyuk, R. Maquil, R. G. Meuli, G. Mol, P. Negrel, O. Connor, R. K. Oorts, R. T. Ottesen, A. Pasieczna, W. Petersell, M. Ponavic, S. Pramuka, C. Prazeres, U. Rauch, S. Radusinovic, C. Reimann, M. Sadeghi, I Salpeteur, R. Scanlon, A. Schedl, A. J. Scheib, I Schoeters, P. Sefcik, E. Sellersjo, F. Skopijak, I Slaninka, J. M. Soriano-Disla, A. Sorsa, R. Srvkota, T. Stafilov, T. Tarvainen, V Trendavilov, P. Valera, V. Verougstraete, D. Vidojevic, A. Zissimos, Z. Zomeni
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2019)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Jasminka Alijagic, Robert Sajn
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Martin Gabersek, Mateja Gosar
Summary: A geochemical study of snow from the industrial town of Maribor in Slovenia found different distributions of heavy metal particles in various industrial zones. Snow was confirmed as a promising medium for studying anthropogenic sources of particulate matter in urban environments.
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Marija Zupancic, Mojca Sustersic, Spela Bavec, Mateja Gosar
Summary: This study evaluated the oral and inhalation bioaccessibility of PTE in household dust in a small town, revealing low bioaccessibility for mercury and varying bioaccessibility for different elements in the stomach and intestine. Daily ingestion and inhalation doses of PTE from household dust were found to be below recommended limits by the European Food Safety Authority.
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Philippe Negrel, Anna Ladenberger, Clemens Reimann, Manfred Birke, Alecos Demetriades, Martiya Sadeghi
Summary: The geochemical behavior of Mg in European agricultural soil was investigated, revealing the key role of glacial sediments and parent rock lithology in determining the Mg nutritional status.
JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Martin Gabersek, Mateja Gosar
Summary: This study investigates the dynamics of airborne particulate matter (PM) in the urban environment using a holistic approach involving multiple media, analyses, and elements. It reveals that different media contain varying mineralogical and chemical compositions, but share geogenic minerals. Various environmental media carry diverse geochemical information, underscoring the importance of a holistic approach in urban PM geochemistry.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Valentina Pezdir, Teja Ceru, Barbara Horn, Mateja Gosar
Summary: Geophysical methods were used to determine peat thickness and morphology of the Sijec bog, revealing that the peat formation originated from a lake with four deeper depressions separated by glacial deposits. The results illustrate the potential of geophysical methods in inferring formational processes in peatlands.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Philippe Negrel, Anna Ladenberger, Clemens Reimann, Alecos Demetriades, Manfred Birke, Martiya Sadeghi
Summary: Carbonate rocks can dissolve and export elements in dissolved form, and precipitation of secondary phases can occur. The chemical signature in soil can be quantified and classified by geochemical indices to evaluate chemical weathering trends. Special adaptations of classical indices are necessary to interpret weathering trends in carbonate-derived soil and distinguish weathering grades of source-rock types at a continental scale.
GEOCHEMISTRY-EXPLORATION ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Milos Miler, Spela Bavec, Mateja Gosar
Summary: Mining waste deposits (MWDs) are significant and constant sources of pollution for the environment worldwide. This study investigates the long-term environmental impacts of MWDs in Pb-Zn mining districts in Slovenia and assesses the stability of potentially harmful element (PHE)-bearing phases in stream water. The results show that MWDs are important sources of PHEs in stream sediments, with PHEs mainly occurring as fine-grained and liberated ore minerals. The study also suggests a possible solution for reducing the environmental impact of MWDs through the recovery of metals from fine grain size fractions.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Martin Gabersek, Michael J. Watts, Mateja Gosar
Summary: This study presents a comprehensive analysis of attic dust in an urban area, including determining historical emission sources, analyzing the chemical composition and morphological characteristics of the dust, and discussing its potential impact on human health. The results suggest that attic dust can serve as an excellent proxy for historical air contamination and may pose potential hazards to human health.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Ivona Nuic, Mateja Gosar, Marin Ugrina, Marina Trgo
Summary: The soil at ancient roasting sites in the surroundings of the Idrija mine in Slovenia is highly contaminated with mercury. Leaching of the soil and subsequent sorption of the leached mercury on natural zeolite was performed. The study showed that natural zeolite has a high removal efficiency for leached mercury, indicating potential for mercury remediation. Further research is needed to reduce the mercury concentration in water to acceptable levels.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Valentina Pezdir, Martin Gabersek, Mateja Gosar
Summary: This study characterized the mineral matter deposition on Ombrotrophic peatlands using scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM/EDS). Silicate particles were found to be the predominant group, followed by carbonates, organic particles, and iron-oxyhydroxides with both geogenic and anthropogenic origins. The proportions of these groups varied with sample types and weather conditions, and dust events were found to contribute significantly to mineral matter input.