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This study is one of the first comprehensive assessments of soil carbon dynamics on the Black Sea coast of Russia, focusing on the role of soils in the terrestrial carbon cycle and the greenhouse gas balance of sub-Mediterranean ecosystems. Our integ...

Application of CFA-treated biosolids (NVS) offers multiple benefits to agricultural soils, including fertilizer replacement, soil rehabilitation, and disinfection. It also poses a heavy metal(loid)s threat to the agro-environment. NVS (and CFA to som...

Managing phosphorus (P) in acidic paddy soils is crucial for sustaining rice yields. However, the effects of combined humic acid (HA) and flue gas desulfurization gypsum (FG), a by-product of coal-fired power plants, on P forms remain poorly understo...

Long-term exposure of plastics to the environment causes them to disintegrate, resulting in the formation of micro/nanoplastics as well as the release of additives and chemicals into the soil. The micro/nanoplastics are able to readily migrate into t...

Steep olive orchards in northwest Syria are experiencing severe land degradation as a result of unsustainable uphill–downhill tillage, which accelerates erosion and reduces productivity. To address this problem, three tillage systems, no-till n...

Soil conservation technologies are widely studied for their effects on soil organic carbon (SOC) preservation, yet their impact on the composition of soil organic matter (SOM) remains underinvestigated. This study evaluated the effects of two non-inv...

The increasing presence of microplastics (MPs) in terrestrial ecosystems, particularly when combined with organic pollutants and heavy metals, presents a considerable environmental challenge. This review examines the intricate interactions between MP...

Heavy metal contamination in agricultural soils poses serious threats to food safety, ecosystem integrity, and public health. This study investigates the concentrations, ecological risks, and human health impacts of nine heavy metals Cr, Mn, Co, Ni,...

Soil salinity imposes a critical constraint on plant productivity, highlighting the need for sustainable biological strategies to enhance stress tolerance. This study assessed the effects of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by ten plant-grow...

Soil biodiversity is crucial for maintaining biological soil resilience, understood as a temporal property and as the ability of soils to uphold or recover their ecological functions under stress thanks to the diversity and complementarity of their b...