Reliable geochemical baselines are largely absent for northern Ghana, limiting efforts to distinguish natural element variability from human-induced contamination. This study addresses that gap by evaluating soil geochemical compositions in the Bongo...
Haloxylon ammodendron, a keystone woody species, and its parasitic plant, Cistanche deserticola, play critical roles in sustaining arid ecosystems and supporting regional economies. However, their distribution is increasingly threatened by global cli...
Biochar, a carbon-enriched material derived from pyrolyzed biomass, has evolved from an ancient farming practice into a mature carbon sequestration technology, emerging as a pivotal strategy for achieving carbon neutrality. Nevertheless, heterogeneou...
Conventional herbicide recommendations seldom consider soil physicochemical attributes beyond texture, overlooking key factors that govern bioavailability and environmental fate. This study presents an integrated framework for optimizing the doses of...
Environmental monitoring and assessment
Nov 28, 2025
Quantitative data on coastal land use changes are essential for effective resource management and sustainable development. In this study, we examined land use and land cover (LULC) changes, along with erosion and accretion, in the climate-sensitive S...
Recent advancements in precision agriculture have introduced innovative approaches to addressing plant stress, a critical factor influencing crop productivity and agricultural sustainability. Accurate, real-time prediction of plant stress has become ...
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
Nov 20, 2025
Nanoplastics are emerging environmental contaminants that increasingly threaten soil ecosystems, yet their effects on microbial behavior remain poorly understood. This is mainly due to the lack of experimental tools capable of directly observing micr...
Tomato fruit expansion is a key physiological process that determines fruit size, marketability, and yield, yet its quantitative and threshold-based response to microclimatic factors in smart greenhouses has been insufficiently studied. This study de...
Microplastics (MPs) in soil can paradoxically stimulate microbial biomass in a highly context-dependent manner, potentially inducing decomposition and affecting carbon and nitrogen cycles. We conducted a global meta-analysis with 90 studies (710 obse...
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
Oct 30, 2025
Predicting the distribution of soil contamination is crucial for targeted remediation efforts and risk prevention, especially considering the high costs associated with in-situ contamination surveys. This study proposes a random forest (RF)-based app...
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