Selection of plants for phytoremediation of sites contaminated with several metals

Phytoremediation refers to the use of higher plants to rehabilitate contaminated sites without the need to excavate the contaminant material...

Brief history of soil science in the Philippines

Soil science in the Philippines owes its early development to the Americans. The first soil survey was conducted by C. W. Dorsey an American...

Heavy metal pollution and nutrient deficiency problems in the abandoned Bagacay mine in Samar island

The National Policy Agenda on the Revitalization of Mining in the Philippines in 2004 gives top priority to the remediation and rehabilitati...

Is soil science in an upswing?

In many countries, soil science has been traditionally associated with agriculture because of the major function of soil as a medium for pla...

Effects of biosolids application on N mineralization

Sewage sludge is the solid, semi-solid or liquid residue generated during the treatment of domestic sewage. Biosolids are the treated form o...

Could the alkaline soils of the world be the missing carbon sink?

The missing carbon sink is the large amount of unidentified carbon sink in the global carbon budget. According to the Woods Hole Research Ce...

Native tree species affect changes in chemical properties of a highly weathered soil

Contributed by Juvia P. Sueta, University of Göttingen, Germany There is growing interest in the use of indigenous tree species in reforesta...