The time it takes to reduce soil legacy phosphorus to a tolerable level for surface waters: What we learn from a case study in the catchment of Lake Baldegg, SwitzerlandCcilia von Arb aSebastian Stoll aEmmanuel Frossard bChristian Stamm c...
So couldn't the phosphorus at the Botai sites just be from the frequent use of fireplaces?Professor: You are absolutely right. However, when a fireplace leaves behind a lot of phosphorus in the soil, we'd also find an unusually high concentration of potassium.But the soil at the Botai ...
Some nutrients were unchanged, but calcium, phosphorus, iron, riboflavin, and vitamin C were all lower in 1999 compared to 1950, ranging from a 6 percent to 38 percent drop. (4) Almost 99 percent of the world’s daily calorie intake can be traced back to soil—and that’s a problem ...
The solution here would be to grow crops near the water bodies to decrease the use of groundwater and to diminish the runoff of water absorbed by the soil (i.e. to ensure that it remains longer in the soil). Such diminishing can be primarily achieved opting for rotative monoculture ...
Minerals like sodium and chloride are essential for the proper functioning of the body for a variety of functions. Some minerals are needed in higher quantities than others which puts them into two groups: major minerals or microminerals and trace minerals or microminerals....
high summer dissolved phosphorus concentrations may be caused by groundwater inputs, in-stream mobilisation and desorption, or point source inputs, which can be one of the reasons why achieving the WFD goals is proving difficult (Carvalho et al., 2019). 4. New strategies: the Green Deal, ...
We all have a general idea that the way food is grown and distributed has modernized in many ways; many farmers now manage pests and soil health with complex chemical products derived from bacteria or petroleum or other substances, and apply these products with intricate machinery, etc. I ...
Instead, each of us owes the land and the human and more-than-human world care and consideration of their needs. As Tyson Yunkaporta puts it, we are here to look after the land and the sky and everything in between – that’s our niche in the ecosystem. This is in stark contrast ...
But, if Silvia had descended from the ramp of that plane dressed in the blue tank top we were used to seeing her in, this criticism toward the government, which immediately morphed into criticism of the victim of the crime and her family, “let THEM pay the ransom!” may never have bee...
Grass clippings contain4% nitrogen, 1% phosphorus, and 2% potassium which can greatlybenefit the plantsin your garden. Using the clippings in the yard will reduce the need for nitrogen fertilizer and act as an effective mulch, improving the soil quality. ...