Is your soil contaminated? Are you unknowingly the culprit? Here's what to know about soil contamination in your yard.

Of this amount, nearly 80% (2500 GT) is found in soil (Lal 2008). Soil carbon can be either organic (1550 GT) or inorganic carbon (950 GT). The latter consists of elemental carbon and carbonate ...

Soil fertility is the ability of soil to sustain plant growth and optimize crop yield. This can be enhanced through organic and inorganic fertilizers to the soil. Nuclear techniques provide data that ...

By Hugo Francisco de Souza Just like diagnosing human illness, scientists are using soil health indicators to identify and ...

Specific work may include: Developing methods to recover metals from waste streams Working as an analytical chemist in the analysis of mined ores Performing research on the use of inorganic chemicals ...

(A) Photosynthesis in land plants fixes atmospheric CO2 (inorganic carbon) as organic carbon, which is either stored as plant biomass or in soil, or is decomposed back to CO2 through plant and ...

A research team has revealed that the strategic combination of organic and inorganic fertilizers significantly improves soil nutrient supply, enhances rice growth, and boosts grain yield in rice ...

Its website states that arsenic is "a naturally occurring element in soil and water" and "all plants take up arsenic." But "natural" does not equal safe. Inorganic arsenic, the predominant form of ...

Mulch is an essential element of landscaping that offers significant benefits to your garden. For those new to gardening and ...

In manures and composts, the distribution of organic and inorganic phosphorus forms varies widely depending on its source, animal physiology and diet, and the method of storage and preparation.