Dedication 2 I dedicate this dissertation to my family, who always motivated and encouraged me to fulfill my dreams, and especially…. to my mother for her unconditional love to my Father who is no more with us, but still live and walk beside us everyday, 'unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed…. Acknowledgements 3 Acknowledgements It is only just to mention the fact that it...

Abstract Charcoal‐rich Technosols on century‐old relict charcoal hearths (RCHs) are the subject of ongoing research regarding potential legacy effects that result from historic production and subsequent amendments forest soil properties ecosystems today. RCHs consist mostly Auh horizons substantially enriched in organic carbon (SOC), which largest part seems to be pyrogenic origin (PyC). Howeve...

Soil sealing belongs to the most destructive and damaging processes to the soil environment. Soil sealing interrupts or greatly restricts the exchange of matter and energy between the biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere and the soil environment. The aim of this study was to compare the content of heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Fe, Ni, Pb, Zn) of Ekranic Technosols by applying indicators such ...

Technosols are defined by the World Reference Base as soils subjected to a strong human influence and containing at least 20% of artefacts. The construction Technosol using recycled waste material is considered an appealing sustainable use both natural anthropic resources. Constructed can attract host multitude soil organisms, forming reserve biodiversity. In this study, we assessed early colon...