Abstract The aim of this study was to determine the distribution alpha-emitting plutonium isotopes from arable and uncultivated soils. effect soils cultivation on fractionation mobility studied using sequential extraction technique (modified Tessier’s method). Soil samples were collected surface layer in selected points. By means reagents with increasing leaching power, fractions separated: rea...

Copper (Cu) is an essential micronutrient that performs a remarkable array of functions in plants including photosynthesis, cell wall remodeling, flowering, and seed set. Of the world's major cereal crops, wheat, barley, and oat are the most sensitive to Cu deficiency. Cu deficient soils include alkaline soils, which occupy approximately 30% of the world's arable lands, and organic soils that o...

The objective of the presented work was to conduct an ex-post analysis of land use change in Wroclaw city, Poland, as a response to the soil protection regulations. The assessment that was a part of Urban Soil Management Strategy (URBAN-SMS) project involved development of land use change maps based on the satellite image data, analysis of land use change trends within 15 years period and subse...

Restoration of species-rich grasslands on ex-arable land can help the conservation of biodiversity but faces three big challenges: absence of target plant propagules, high residual soil fertility and restoration of soil communities. Seed additions and top soil removal can solve some of these constraints, but restoring beneficial biotic soil conditions remains a challenge. Here we test the hypot...

Degradation of agricultural land and the resulting loss of soil biodiversity and productivity are of great concern. Land-use management practices can be used to ameliorate such degradation. The soil bacterial communities at three separate arable farms in eastern England, with different farm management practices, were investigated by using a polyphasic approach combining traditional soil analyse...

– Local content policy in Nigeria promotes the development of innovative indigenous technology aimed at contributing to national science and technological development. Consequently, bioremediation agent (Ecorem) was formulated from Nigeria local raw materials as a contribution to enhanced environmental performance in the petroleum sector. As part of evaluating kinetic mechanism of this product,...