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Environmental significance of trace elements in the Athabasca Bituminous Sands: facts and misconceptions

The distribution of trace elements (TEs) in the bituminous sands is dichotomous: V, Ni, Mo, Se and Re are found predominantly in the bitumen fraction, and all other TEs in the mineral fraction.

Graphical abstract: Environmental significance of trace elements in the Athabasca Bituminous Sands: facts and misconceptions
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Mechanism and applications of bidirectional extracellular electron transfer of Shewanella

Electrochemically active microorganisms (EAMs) play an important role in the fields of environment and energy.

Graphical abstract: Mechanism and applications of bidirectional extracellular electron transfer of Shewanella
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
Critical Review

Mercury pollution in China: implications on the implementation of the Minamata Convention

This paper summarizes the atmospheric release of Hg, distribution of air Hg concentration, human exposure to MeHg and health impacts caused by Hg pollution in China.

Graphical abstract: Mercury pollution in China: implications on the implementation of the Minamata Convention
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Development of a sampling protocol for collecting leaf surface material for multiphase chemistry studies

We describe a robust and flexible protocol to collect water-soluble chemicals from leaf surfaces for atmosphere-biosphere interaction studies.

Graphical abstract: Development of a sampling protocol for collecting leaf surface material for multiphase chemistry studies
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Potential effects of soil petroleum contamination on decomposition of Artemisia annua plant litter

Artemisia annua litter produced in soil contaminated with 15 and 30 g kg−1 of petroleum exhibited significantly lower decomposition rates than that from uncontaminated soil.

Graphical abstract: Potential effects of soil petroleum contamination on decomposition of Artemisia annua plant litter
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An uneven distribution of strontium in the coccolithophore Scyphosphaera apsteinii revealed by nanoscale X-ray fluorescence tomography

Coccolithophores are biogeochemically and ecologically important phytoplankton that produce calcium carbonate scales, or coccoliths. Here, we show that one species of coccolithophore grows coccoliths with uneven distribution of Sr, in contrast to current fractionation model theory.

Graphical abstract: An uneven distribution of strontium in the coccolithophore Scyphosphaera apsteinii revealed by nanoscale X-ray fluorescence tomography
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Atmospheric mercury uptake and accumulation in forests dependent on climatic factors

The uptake of total gaseous mercury (TGM) by Korean forest foliage is mainly affected by local wind speed, boosting its passage and absorption. Mercury levels and isotopic signatures in litter and topsoil fluctuate, particularly in areas with high wind speed, temperature, and low elevation.

Graphical abstract: Atmospheric mercury uptake and accumulation in forests dependent on climatic factors
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Elevated levels of environmental radioactivity in fluvial sediment: origin and health risk assessment

To study the geogenic processes of naturally occurring radioactive materials' distribution, a transboundary Himalayan river (Punarbhaba) is chosen due to its trivial anthropogenic impacts.

Graphical abstract: Elevated levels of environmental radioactivity in fluvial sediment: origin and health risk assessment
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Emerging investigator series: impacts of land use on dissolved organic matter quality in agricultural watersheds: a molecular perspective

In aquatic systems, dissolved organic matter (DOM) has important ecological and biogeochemical functions, where the molecular composition of DOM has larger-scale implications for climate change and global carbon cycles.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: impacts of land use on dissolved organic matter quality in agricultural watersheds: a molecular perspective
From the themed collection: Emerging Investigator Series
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Effects of carbonate on ferrihydrite transformation in alkaline media

This study indicates that in alkaline media, carbonate slightly inhibits ferrihydrite transformation and suppresses goethite formation, but promotes hematite formation, which has important implications for elemental biogeochemical cycles.

Graphical abstract: Effects of carbonate on ferrihydrite transformation in alkaline media
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Contrasted redox-dependent structural control on Fe isotope fractionation during its adsorption onto and assimilation by heterotrophic soil bacteria

Despite the importance of structural control on metal stable isotope fractionation in inorganic and abiotic systems, the link between metal structural changes and related isotopic fractionation during reactions with organic surfaces and live cells remains poorly established.

Graphical abstract: Contrasted redox-dependent structural control on Fe isotope fractionation during its adsorption onto and assimilation by heterotrophic soil bacteria
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How do certain atmospheric aerosols affect Cu-binding organic ligands in the oligotrophic coastal sea surface microlayer?

We showed that oligotrophic coastal marine areas are susceptible to the deposition of pollen and aerosols from open-fire biomass burning, which alter Cu-binding organic ligands in the sea surface microlayer.

Graphical abstract: How do certain atmospheric aerosols affect Cu-binding organic ligands in the oligotrophic coastal sea surface microlayer?
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Contact with soil impacts ferrihydrite and lepidocrocite transformations during redox cycling in a paddy soil

We studied the transformation of 57Fe-labelled ferrihydrite and lepidocrocite mixed with a flooded paddy soil by using 57Fe-Mössbauer spectroscopy.

Graphical abstract: Contact with soil impacts ferrihydrite and lepidocrocite transformations during redox cycling in a paddy soil
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Evaluating the pH-dependence of DOM absorbance, fluorescence, and photochemical production of singlet oxygen

The protonation state of dissolved organic matter (DOM) impacts its structure and function in natural and engineered environmental systems, including DOM's ability to absorb light and form photochemically produced reactive intermediates (PPRI).

Graphical abstract: Evaluating the pH-dependence of DOM absorbance, fluorescence, and photochemical production of singlet oxygen
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Resistance profiles of microbial communities in maize rhizospheres to the introduction of exogenous antibiotics to agricultural systems with a high arsenic geological background

The soil environment in regions with a high arsenic geological background may have enabled microbial adaptation, through co-selection mechanisms, to withstand the introduction of exogenous antibiotics.

Graphical abstract: Resistance profiles of microbial communities in maize rhizospheres to the introduction of exogenous antibiotics to agricultural systems with a high arsenic geological background
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Prehistoric and technogenic loads of Hg in raised and blanket peats from the lower Amur River basin, eastern Asia

Prehistoric and modern records of Hg in peats from the lower Amur River basin, eastern Asia, were investigated.

Graphical abstract: Prehistoric and technogenic loads of Hg in raised and blanket peats from the lower Amur River basin, eastern Asia
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
Open Access Paper

Ferrihydrite coating reduces microplastic induced soil water repellency

Addition of microplastics (MP) to soil has the potential to increase soil water repellency. Absorption of soil abundant substances on MP surfaces has the potential to overcome MP inherent hydrophobicity.

Graphical abstract: Ferrihydrite coating reduces microplastic induced soil water repellency
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Biogeochemical and hydrologic synergy control mercury fate in an arid land river-reservoir system

Methylmercury formed in anoxic reservoirs associates with organic-rich particles and is exported downstream.

Graphical abstract: Biogeochemical and hydrologic synergy control mercury fate in an arid land river-reservoir system
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Indexical and statistical approaches to investigate the integrated origins of elements in the sediment of Teesta River, Bangladesh: sediment quality and ecological risk assessment

This study investigates ecological consequences from the combined provenance (natural and manmade) of fifteen metal(oid)s (Na, Al, K, Ti, Cr, Mn, Co, Zn, As, Rb, Sb, Cs, Ba, Th, and U) from a major Indo-Bangla transboundary river (Teesta).

Graphical abstract: Indexical and statistical approaches to investigate the integrated origins of elements in the sediment of Teesta River, Bangladesh: sediment quality and ecological risk assessment
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Arsenic in Lake Geneva (Switzerland, France): long term monitoring, and redox and methylation speciation in an As unpolluted, oligo-mesotrophic lake

The formation and dynamic partitioning of As species in the water column of a large oligo-mesotrophic lake is driven by biological processes.

Graphical abstract: Arsenic in Lake Geneva (Switzerland, France): long term monitoring, and redox and methylation speciation in an As unpolluted, oligo-mesotrophic lake
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Fate and recovery of nitrogen applied as slow release brown coal-urea in field microcosms: 15N tracer study

The over-use of synthetic nitrogen (N) fertilisers for crop production can cause environmental pollution through leaching and gaseous losses, resulting in low N use efficiency (NUE).

Graphical abstract: Fate and recovery of nitrogen applied as slow release brown coal-urea in field microcosms: 15N tracer study
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Laboratory growth capacity of an invasive cyanobacterium (Microcystis aeruginosa) on organic substrates from surface waters of permafrost peatlands

Under global warming, invasive cyanobacteria, can migrate northward and colonize lakes in permafrost-affected territories. This study tests the potential growth of M. aeruginosa onto various organic-rich solutions of those regions.

Graphical abstract: Laboratory growth capacity of an invasive cyanobacterium (Microcystis aeruginosa) on organic substrates from surface waters of permafrost peatlands
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Crystal lattice defects in nanocrystalline metacinnabar in contaminated streambank soils suggest a role for biogenic sulfides in the formation of mercury sulfide phases

At mercury (Hg)-contaminated sites, streambank erosion can act as a main mobilizer of Hg into nearby waterbodies.

Graphical abstract: Crystal lattice defects in nanocrystalline metacinnabar in contaminated streambank soils suggest a role for biogenic sulfides in the formation of mercury sulfide phases
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Dissolution of Mn-bearing dolomite drives elevated Cr(VI) occurrence in a Permian redbed aquifer

Cr(III) oxidation and Cr(VI) occurrence corresponds to regions of cation-exchange induced Mn-carbonate dissolution.

Graphical abstract: Dissolution of Mn-bearing dolomite drives elevated Cr(vi) occurrence in a Permian redbed aquifer
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Sorption–desorption of some transition metals, boron and sulphur in a multi-ionic system onto phyto-biochars prepared at two pyrolysis temperatures

Batch sorption–desorption of Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn, B and S onto phyto-biochars prepared from lantana, pine needles and wheat straw by pyrolysis at 300 °C and 450 °C were studied in a multi-ionic system.

Graphical abstract: Sorption–desorption of some transition metals, boron and sulphur in a multi-ionic system onto phyto-biochars prepared at two pyrolysis temperatures
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Controls on the photochemical production of hydrogen peroxide in Lake Erie

Photochemical production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) may not the dominant source of H2O2 in Lake Erie, where toxin-forming harmful algal blooms follow high concentrations of H2O2.

Graphical abstract: Controls on the photochemical production of hydrogen peroxide in Lake Erie
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Ferrihydrite transformations in flooded paddy soils: rates, pathways, and product spatial distributions

The rate and pathway of ferrihydrite transformation in soil depends on the properties of the soil pore water and diffusion processes.

Graphical abstract: Ferrihydrite transformations in flooded paddy soils: rates, pathways, and product spatial distributions
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Changes in light absorption and composition of chromophoric marine-dissolved organic matter across a microbial bloom

Marine chromophoric dissolved organic matter (m-CDOM) mediates many vital photochemical processes in the surface ocean.

Graphical abstract: Changes in light absorption and composition of chromophoric marine-dissolved organic matter across a microbial bloom
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Heteroaggregation of PS microplastic with ferrihydrite leads to rapid removal of microplastic particles from the water column

Heteroaggregation of microplastic and ferrihydrite leads to sedimentation and therefore removal of microplastic from the water column.

Graphical abstract: Heteroaggregation of PS microplastic with ferrihydrite leads to rapid removal of microplastic particles from the water column
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Impact of beaver ponds on biogeochemistry of organic carbon and nitrogen along a fire-impacted stream

Beaver ponds act as biological "hotspots" with unique geochemistry and microbiomes in fire-impacted systems.

Graphical abstract: Impact of beaver ponds on biogeochemistry of organic carbon and nitrogen along a fire-impacted stream
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Influence of microorganisms on uranium release from mining-impacted lake sediments under various oxygenation conditions

Microbial processes can be involved in the remobilization of uranium (U) from reduced sediments under O2 reoxidation events such as water table fluctuations.

Graphical abstract: Influence of microorganisms on uranium release from mining-impacted lake sediments under various oxygenation conditions
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
Open Access Paper

Effects of aluminum incorporation on the schwertmannite structure and surface properties

Aluminum in schwertmannite structure increases the proportion of covalent bonding with adsorbed arsenates.

Graphical abstract: Effects of aluminum incorporation on the schwertmannite structure and surface properties
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Hydrobiogechemical interactions in the hyporheic zone of a sulfate-impacted, freshwater stream and riparian wetland ecosystem

Biogeochemical cycling of S, Fe, and C in the hyporheic zone is influenced by dynamic hydrologic conditions.

Graphical abstract: Hydrobiogechemical interactions in the hyporheic zone of a sulfate-impacted, freshwater stream and riparian wetland ecosystem
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Thallium adsorption onto phyllosilicate minerals

We studied the extent and mode of thallium adsorption onto several phyllosilicate minerals. Thallium, in analogy to cesium, strongly adsorbs onto micaceous phyllosilicates in soils and sediments via complexation in siloxane cavities.

Graphical abstract: Thallium adsorption onto phyllosilicate minerals
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Response of sediment phosphorus partitioning to lanthanum-modified clay amendment and porewater chemistry in a small eutrophic lake

Porewater geochemistry in a lanthanum-remediated lake reveal that phosphorus mobility depends on the interplay between carbon and iron.

Graphical abstract: Response of sediment phosphorus partitioning to lanthanum-modified clay amendment and porewater chemistry in a small eutrophic lake
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Two decades of changing anthropogenic mercury emissions in Australia: inventory development, trends, and atmospheric implications

Australian anthropogenic emissions of mercury have decreased by a factor of two since 2000, with implications for atmospheric mercury concentrations and deposition to the Australian continent.

Graphical abstract: Two decades of changing anthropogenic mercury emissions in Australia: inventory development, trends, and atmospheric implications
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Relationship between surface dissolved iron inventories and net community production during a marine heatwave in the subarctic northeast Pacific

Marine heatwave conditions diminished (micro)macronutrient vertical transport, reducing (micro)macronutrient inventories and net community production when external nutrient sources were absent.

Graphical abstract: Relationship between surface dissolved iron inventories and net community production during a marine heatwave in the subarctic northeast Pacific
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Impact of abiotic and biogeochemical processes on halogen concentrations (Cl, Br, F, I) in mineral soil along a climatic gradient

Halogens in soil are closely linked to abiotic processes, biota and pedogenesis, and thus to the availability of water; vertical halogen depth patterns become less pronounced with increasing dryness.

Graphical abstract: Impact of abiotic and biogeochemical processes on halogen concentrations (Cl, Br, F, I) in mineral soil along a climatic gradient
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Organic carbon, and major and trace elements reside in labile low-molecular form in the ground ice of permafrost peatlands: a case study of colloids in peat ice of Western Siberia

The low molecular weight fraction of peat porewater is enriched in DOC, anions, oxyanions, alkalis and some trace metals. An increase in the active layer depth can liberate a large amount of labile metals and nutrients from the peat.

Graphical abstract: Organic carbon, and major and trace elements reside in labile low-molecular form in the ground ice of permafrost peatlands: a case study of colloids in peat ice of Western Siberia
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Selenium distribution and speciation in waters of pristine alpine lakes from central-western Pyrenees (France–Spain)

The distribution and chemical speciation of micronutrient selenium is reported for the first time in twenty alpine lakes (Pyrenees, France–Spain).

Graphical abstract: Selenium distribution and speciation in waters of pristine alpine lakes from central-western Pyrenees (France–Spain)
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Demystifying mercury geochemistry in contaminated soil–groundwater systems with complementary mercury stable isotope, concentration, and speciation analyses

A holistic multi-analyses (led by Hg stable isotope analysis), multi-media, multi-site approach to improving contaminated site Hg geochemistry, particularly process tracing.

Graphical abstract: Demystifying mercury geochemistry in contaminated soil–groundwater systems with complementary mercury stable isotope, concentration, and speciation analyses
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Direct observation of humic acid-promoted hydrolysis of phytate through stabilizing a conserved catalytic domain in phytase

HA promotes enzymatic hydrolysis of phytate as shown by the increase in nucleation of Pi-bearing particles, which is achieved by conformation change to stabilize a catalytic domain resulting from noncovalent phytase–HA interaction.

Graphical abstract: Direct observation of humic acid-promoted hydrolysis of phytate through stabilizing a conserved catalytic domain in phytase
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Metal (hydr)oxide surface precipitates and their effects on potassium sorption

Surface precipitation has been shown to occur on rapid time scales in clay and metal oxide mineral systems.

Graphical abstract: Metal (hydr)oxide surface precipitates and their effects on potassium sorption
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Identification of chlorpyrifos-degrading microorganisms in farmland soils via cultivation-independent and -dependent approaches

This study shows a feasible cultivation-independent method by MMI coupled with high-throughput sequencing to identify in situ microbes actively, various microbes were recognized for the first time, the OPH genes were involved in CPF metabolism.

Graphical abstract: Identification of chlorpyrifos-degrading microorganisms in farmland soils via cultivation-independent and -dependent approaches
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Quantifying the impacts of non-carbonic acid (NCA) stress on dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) generation in the granitic-hosted watershed, Huangshan UNESCO Global Geopark, China

DIC generation in carbonate dissolution in acidic granitic-soil is promoted by H2SO4, perturbed by HNO3, little affected by organic acids.

Graphical abstract: Quantifying the impacts of non-carbonic acid (NCA) stress on dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) generation in the granitic-hosted watershed, Huangshan UNESCO Global Geopark, China
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Implications of sample treatment on characterization of riverine dissolved organic matter

We compared how FTICR-MS characterization of riverine dissolved organic matter varied across four sample pre-treatment and instrument ionization methods to provide guidelines for future researchers utilizing FTICR-MS in environmental analyses.

Graphical abstract: Implications of sample treatment on characterization of riverine dissolved organic matter
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Spatial distribution and biogeochemistry of redox active species in arctic sedimentary porewaters and seeps

Schematic showing how voltammetric microelectrodes were used to profile arctic lake sediments, where different locations contained different distributions of redox-active species.

Graphical abstract: Spatial distribution and biogeochemistry of redox active species in arctic sedimentary porewaters and seeps
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Interactions of ferrous iron with clay mineral surfaces during sorption and subsequent oxidation

Under anoxic conditions, clay minerals sorb dissolved Fe(II) predominantly by forming surface precipitates, which transform into Fe(III)-phases upon aeration.

Graphical abstract: Interactions of ferrous iron with clay mineral surfaces during sorption and subsequent oxidation
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Assessing the prevalence, products, and pathways of dissolved organic matter partial photo-oxidation in arctic surface waters

Isotope tracer experiments reveal that rates of dissolved organic matter partial photochemical oxidation are considerably underestimated in arctic surface waters.

Graphical abstract: Assessing the prevalence, products, and pathways of dissolved organic matter partial photo-oxidation in arctic surface waters
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Quantitative measures of myo-IP6 in soil using solution 31P NMR spectroscopy and spectral deconvolution fitting including a broad signal

Inositol phosphates, particularly myo-inositol hexakisphosphate (myo-IP6), are an important pool of soil organic phosphorus (P) in terrestrial ecosystems.

Graphical abstract: Quantitative measures of myo-IP6 in soil using solution 31P NMR spectroscopy and spectral deconvolution fitting including a broad signal
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Use of optical properties for evaluating the presence of pyrogenic organic matter in thermally altered soil leachates

Optical measurements reveal the presence of pyrogenic organic matter in laboratory heated soil leachates, indicating their potential for application in field measurements.

Graphical abstract: Use of optical properties for evaluating the presence of pyrogenic organic matter in thermally altered soil leachates
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Impact of bromide exposure on natural organochlorine loss from coastal wetland soils in the Winyah Bay, South Carolina

Naturally formed halogenated organic compounds are common in terrestrial and marine environments and play an important role in the halogen cycle.

Graphical abstract: Impact of bromide exposure on natural organochlorine loss from coastal wetland soils in the Winyah Bay, South Carolina
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Sources and sinks of chloromethane in a salt marsh ecosystem: constraints from concentration and stable isotope measurements of laboratory incubation experiments

Chloromethane (CH3Cl) is the most abundant long-lived chlorinated organic compound in the atmosphere and contributes significantly to natural stratospheric ozone depletion.

Graphical abstract: Sources and sinks of chloromethane in a salt marsh ecosystem: constraints from concentration and stable isotope measurements of laboratory incubation experiments
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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How did the bacterial community respond to the level of urbanization along the Yangtze River?

The response of bacteria communities to the urbanization level.

Graphical abstract: How did the bacterial community respond to the level of urbanization along the Yangtze River?
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Emerging investigator series: mercury mobility and methylmercury formation in a contaminated agricultural flood plain: influence of flooding and manure addition

We investigated the release of mercury from soil to soil solution and the formation of methylmercury in polluted agricultural floodplain fields during a flooding incubation experiment.

Graphical abstract: Emerging investigator series: mercury mobility and methylmercury formation in a contaminated agricultural flood plain: influence of flooding and manure addition
From the themed collection: Emerging Investigator Series
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Plant rhizosphere, soil microenvironment, and functional genes in the nitrogen removal process of bioretention

The coupling effect of plant, soil, and microbes in bioretention provides conditions conductive for nitrogen (N) removal via nitrification, accretion, denitrification, and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA).

Graphical abstract: Plant rhizosphere, soil microenvironment, and functional genes in the nitrogen removal process of bioretention
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Potential impacts of anthropogenic nutrient enrichment on coral reefs in the South China Sea: evidence from nutrient and chlorophyll a levels in seawater

Anthropogenic nutrient enrichment caused macroalgal blooms and further resulted in coral reef degradation in coastal and some remote reef areas of the SCS.

Graphical abstract: Potential impacts of anthropogenic nutrient enrichment on coral reefs in the South China Sea: evidence from nutrient and chlorophyll a levels in seawater
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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Assessing thermodynamic parameter sensitivity for simulating temperature responses of soil nitrification

The sensitivity of SQRT model-estimated parameters varied over a temperature gradient whereas no variation in MMRT model-estimated parameters, in simulating temperature responses of soil nitrification over the temperature range, was observed.

Graphical abstract: Assessing thermodynamic parameter sensitivity for simulating temperature responses of soil nitrification
From the themed collection: Geochemistry
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