The study shows that this calcium release leads to the formation of aragonite—a mineral consisting of calcium and CO 2. This retains CO 2 in the soil, which would otherwise escape into the ...

These small molecules can bind directly to soil minerals, making them important regulators of soil carbon formation and loss. Unlike plant litter (such as leaves and roots), which must be ...

When associated with minerals, soil organic carbon has an increased residence time and resistance to disturbances. The formation of mineral-associated organic matter (MAOM) is thus a key process ...

"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." Their solution ...

“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 ...

CEC is a measurement of a soil’s capacity to retain soil minerals that plants require. Positively charged molecules are cations; these include minerals such as calcium, magnesium, potassium ...

"How to construct HAP-based mineral piezocatalysts with high piezocatalytic activity for soil remediation is the direction of our team's efforts," explains Jianmei Lu, a professor at the Soochow ...

They could be minerals that are part of the soil-forming process, Grotzinger said, or reflective surfaces created by the cleaving of ordinary dirt. The team aims to fire its mineral-identifying ...