Soils treated with organic fertilizers store more carbon, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have increased in recent decades, the need for strategies ...
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Carbon emissions from forest soils likely to increase with rising temperatures
Credit: University of Michigan Northern forest soils are critical reservoirs that keep the carbon dioxide that trees inhale and use ...
Rising mercury pollution in soils may be linked to climate change, study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In 2017, the Minamata Convention on Mercury entered into force. It aims to reduce mercury emissions ...
A common mineral in red soils tends to retain trace metals over time, according to a study.
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Trace metals are nutrients, like zinc, that animals and plants need in small amounts to function ...
Wildfires can release toxic metal particles from soils, study finds
Frequency of large fires in metal-rich landscapes. Fires of satellite origin over an area greater than 2,023 ha in widespread ...
