This study investigates whether different intensities of organic matter removal associated with timber harvest influence decadal-scale storage of soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (TN) in the top 1 m of mineral soil 18 years postharvest in a Pinus taeda L. forest in the Gulf Coastal Plain. We quantified forest harvest-related changes in SOC, TN, microbial biomass carbon (MBC), and ni...

Agricultural residues are the largest near term source of cellulosic biomass for bioenergy production, but removing agricultural residues sustainably requires considering the critical roles that residues play in the agronomic system. Determination of sustainable removal rates for agricultural residues has received significant attention and integrated modeling strategies have been built to evalu...

Inadvertent soil ingestion, especially by young children, can be an important route of exposure for many environmental contaminants. The introduction of exterior soil into the interior environment is a significant element of the exposure pathway. The unintentional collection of outside soil on footwear followed by subsequent deposition indoors is a principal route of soil ingress. Here we have ...

a significant relationship was found between soluble P loss in runoff and soil test P. Eghball and Gilley (2001) Soils with high levels of P can contribute to excess P in runoff and found that erosion was the most important factor in subsequently pollute the surface water. Excess P in the soil can be removed from the system by harvesting crops. The objectives of this loss of total and particula...

a significant relationship was found between soluble P loss in runoff and soil test P. Eghball and Gilley (2001) Soils with high levels of P can contribute to excess P in runoff and found that erosion was the most important factor in subsequently pollute the surface water. Excess P in the soil can be removed from the system by harvesting crops. The objectives of this loss of total and particula...

a significant relationship was found between soluble P loss in runoff and soil test P. Eghball and Gilley (2001) Soils with high levels of P can contribute to excess P in runoff and found that erosion was the most important factor in subsequently pollute the surface water. Excess P in the soil can be removed from the system by harvesting crops. The objectives of this loss of total and particula...

in this work, hydrochloric acid is used to remove iron impurities in the bauxite ore contained in the diasporite mineral located in the sari region. the bauxite ore was calcined at different temperatures and times, and then dissolved in a hydrochloric acid solution. after determining the optimum calcination conditions in 1 h at 900 °c, the response surface methodology (rsm) with four factors in...

Crop residues have been considered during the past decade as alternate energy sources to supplement dwindling fossil fuel sources and enhance energy independence in the United States. Agricultural scientists have demonstrated the importance of crop residues in reducing soil erosion, enhancing the soil physical environment for plant growth, and as a reserve for major crop nutrients. In eastern N...

Tel.: +66-2 986 9009 (ext.2307); Fax: +66-2 986-9009 ext 2301 ABSTRACT: The possibility of using volcanic ash soils (VAS) or Andisols as a low-cost and natural adsorbent is investigated in this study for the removal of Cr (VI) from synthetic wastewater. Andisols can be used as adsorbent because they are characterized by the presence of non-crystalline secondary minerals such as allophane and im...