Critical Review
A review of research progress on prevention and control technologies for arsenic and cadmium composite pollution in paddy soil
Arsenic and cadmium in paddy soils pose food safety risks in China due to their transfer to rice grains. This review explores various remediation techniques, highlighting the need for integrated, region-specific solutions to reduce contamination.
Critical Review
Management of phyto-parasitic nematodes using bacteria and fungi and their consortia as biocontrol agents
Phyto-parasitic nematodes are one of the risks to the agroecosystem that cause agricultural output to decline in a variety of crops around the world.
Critical Review
Hydroxyapatite/urea hybrid materials: what is the basis for the enhanced nutrient efficiency?
Urea molecules are reacted with the surface of hydroxyapatite crystals to create a moderate bonding strength system, which hinder the release of N and P into the soil and support the thermal stability.
Critical Review
Carbon farming: a circular framework to augment CO2 sinks and to combat climate change
Addressing the climate crisis stands as one of the paramount challenges of this era.
Paper
Microbial degradation of bioplastic (PHBV) is limited by nutrient availability at high microplastic loadings
Degradation of PHBV in soil, quantified with pyrolysis GC-MS, was nutrient limited at increasing microplastic concentrations. Hydrophobicity increased while plant and soil microbial biomass decreased at higher soil microplastic concentrations.
Paper
Viability of elutriation for the extraction of microplastics from environmental soil samples
Simplified process flow diagram for direct digestion (A) and elutriation (B) method.
About this collection
This special issue of Environmental Science: Advances aims to update recent developments in soil science, soil-dependent ecosystem services, and the impacts and potential barriers of soil in the face of pollution and climate change.