Minerals are widely assumed to protect organic matter (OM) from degradation in the environment, promoting persistence of carbon soil and sediments. In this Review, we describe mechanisms processes operating at mineral–organic interface as they relate OM transformation dynamics. A broad set interactions occur, with minerals adsorbing compounds their surfaces and/or acting catalysts for reactions...

We examined the anaerobic degradation of phenol and the ortho, meta, and para isomers of chlorophenol, methoxyphenol, methylphenol (cresol), and nitrophenol in anaerobic sewage sludge diluted to 10% in a mineral salts medium. Of the 12 monosubstituted phenols studied, only p-chlorophenol and o-cresol were not significantly degraded during an 8-week incubation period. The phenol compounds degrad...

In the conditions of a long stationary experiment conducted in Saratov region on Southern Chernozem, it was found that for eight rotations six-field grain-pair crop rotation (48 years) variant without fertilization, carbon losses from 0-40 cm layer were highest. Fertilizers N32P16K7 and N38P13K8 per 1 ha area reduced its by 29-32%. When applying N54P17K7, an increase migration organic into unde...

Non-technical summary. As we consider a transition to low-carbon future, there is need examine the mineral needs for this transformation at scale reminiscent of Green Revolution. The efficiency gains agrarian came ecological and social costs that should provide important lessons about future metal sourcing. We present three options Mineral Revolution: status quo, incremental adaption revolution...

purpose: given that weight and body mass index (bmi) are considered as modifiable factors in osteoporosis, the present study aimed to examine the relationship of weight and bmi with bone mineral density (bmd) and bone mineral content (bmc) at the femur and lumbar vertebrae in perimenopausal women. methods: in this descriptive-correlational study, we measured the bone density of the femur and lu...