Ecological Bulletins, No. 44, Effects of Acid Deposition and Tropospheric Ozone on Forest Ecosystems in Sweden (1995), pp. 100-113 (14 pages) Weathering rates for the upper 0.5 m soil at 22 coniferous ...

Traditionally, farmers use limestone to adjust soil pH because many Ontario soils naturally become more acidic from crop ...

Two related discoveries detailing nanocrystalline mineral formation and dynamics have broad implications for managing nuclear ...

Plant and Soil, Vol. 179, No. 1 (February (I) 1996), pp. 141-150 (10 pages) Oxalate accumulation in external medium under hyphal mats of two ectomycorrhizal species is strongly stimulated (1.7 to 35 ...

Pittsburgh, Pa., USA: Earthworms, the hardworking invertebrates that grace the upper layers of soil, have long been considered helpful in our home gardens. Earthworms are prolific munchers, grinding ...

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is naturally removed from the air when it reacts with certain types of rock. We can accelerate this process by crushing suitable rocks and spreading them over agricultural fields.

Applying ground-up silicate rock to Midwestern farm fields can capture significant amounts of carbon dioxide and prevent it from accumulating in the atmosphere, according to a new study that ...

Weathered rock: columnar basalt at Cape Stolbchaty in Russia. The volcanic rock could be used to soak-up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. (Courtesy: Ekaterina Vasyagina/CC BY-SA 4.0) Sprinkling ...

In the wake of a wildfire, a vital micronutrient can become a toxic heavy metal—and could eventually make its way into groundwater. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates.

Plastic pollution is already a major problem worldwide. However, when subjected to weathering and environmental factors plastic waste gets broken down into microplastics (MPs) that pose a bigger ...