Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water quality. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes through where ...

This class provides a fundamental understanding of the formation, structure, and functioning of soils. Topics include soil formation and history, soil chemistry and physics, soil endangerment and ...

High CUE promotes SOC formation by driving microbial growth and the production of necromass through microbial death. Meanwhile, the stabilization of microbial necromass by soil aggregates and ...

“We have basically taken engineering solutions into the context of natural soil formation from rocks because tailings have some useful minerals common to natural rocks,” Longbin ...

When the fields are tilled, the top soil is lost. Therefore, in order to increase the water absorption capacity, farmers spread alluvial soil across the land. NAMAKKAL: Organic farmers have urged ...