The fate of the widely used lawn care herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) during the composting of yard trimmings consisting of primarily leaves and grass is an important unexplored question. In this study, we determined the extent of 2,4-D mineralization, incorporation into humic matter, volatilization, and sorption during the composting of yard trimmings. Yard trimmings (2:1 [wt/...

Paramagnetic activity is a fundamental property of humic substances (HSs). The agricultural use soils does not only affect the qualitative and quantitative compositions HSs, but also content free radicals (FRs) in their structure. Changes composition incoming plant residues hydrothermal conditions have an effect on soil humification rates paramagnetic properties (HAs) fulvic acids (FAs). Data i...

One of the practices often mentioned to achieve climate change mitigation is long-term cultivation perennial plants. The objective study was estimate changes in accumulation soil organic carbon (SOC) and its fractions 0–10, 10–20, 20–30 cm, within 0–30 cm layer red fescue (Festuca rubra L.) swards that differ age (5, 10 15 years) as well compare them with arable field. Our results show SOC at 5...

Carbon storage in soil increases along with remediation of post-mining soils. Despite many studies on the issue carbon sequestration soils, there is a knowledge gap potential and mechanisms C areas. This research, including nuclear magnetic resonance analysis, determines organic formation progress long-term study limestone (S1), lignite (S2) under different stages. The main target reforesting; ...

The aquifer of “mineral” water, historically known for its curative properties, is an identifying characteristic the Anticolana valley. This area hosted a coppice chestnut forest long time. Under forest, there important aquifer, renowned and widely recognized preventing renal stone formation or facilitating their expulsion. mineral water pre- vents calcium oxalate phosphate crystals in kidney p...

RNA-based high-throughput sequencing is a valuable tool in the discernment of implication metabolically active bacteria during composting. In this study, “alperujo” composting was used as microbial model for elucidation structure-function relationships with physicochemical transformation organic matter. DNA and RNA, subsequently retrotranscribed into cDNA, were isolated at mesophilic, thermophi...

Organic solid waste is considered a renewable resource that can be converted by various technologies into valuable products. Conventional thermophilic composting (TC), well-studied and mature technology, applied to organic treatment achieve reduction, mineralization, humification simultaneously. However, poor efficiency, long processing period, as well low compost quality have always limited it...

straw burned (Bird et al., 2001; 2002). Recent work in tropical and temperate rice ecosystems has determined The transition from open-field burning of straw residues to alternathat the operationally-defined mobile humic fraction tive residue management practices may affect soil C sequestration potential and the supply of nutrients to crops. A field study of dual(Na4P2O7 or NaOH extractable) is ...

Soil salinization is an important factor contributing to the deterioration of soil environment and low crop yield in arable land. In this study, effects five fulvic acid applications (0 (CK), 150 (T1), 300 (T2), 450 (T3), 600 (T4) kg·ha−1) on physicochemical properties, humus content each component, cotton (Xinluzao No. 82) growth were investigated. It was confirmed that improved water-stable m...

Two cores from a Weichselian periglacial alluvial fan were dated using 14C and OSL, to verify the reliability of both methods check upper dating limit method. Both yielded similar chronology for core Eerbeek-I, with infinite dates lower part where OSL indicated ages over 45 ka. Finite obtained throughout Eerbeek-II, despite stratigraphic evidence suggesting beyond limits. Apparently, additional...