A combination of sewage overflows and coastal winds could be sending billions of airborne microplastic particles into the ...

A thin layer found in the top few centimeters of soil plays a big role in its ecology. Biocrust is built, maintained and ...

Tooth enamel, the hardest substance in the human body, may be at risk of gradual and permanent wear from chewing vegetables.

The amount of sodium in the soil is the key measure of sodicity and is referred to as the Exchangeable Sodium Percentage (ESP). Sodicity in soil degrades soil properties by weakening the bond between ...

Iron (Fe) is required by several enzymes involved in the formation of chlorophyll and lack of active iron in leaves leads to chlorosis. Soil normally contains large amounts of iron, but it is not in ...

That glass was then ground into particles ranging from 0.85 to 2 millimeters in width (for reference, grains of sand range from around 0.1 to 2 mm).

FS1328,Components of Natural, Mineral Soils vs. Organic-Based Growing Media Most of Earth's terrestrial surface is covered by a porous layer of mineral soil, consisting primarily of fine fragments of ...

To be a successful gardener, one needs to have a basic understanding of the soil which you are tending, as well the factors which affect the fertility, pH and quality of the soil. This is the case ...

Clean fill Material usually consisting of soil, gravel and rock, used to raise or level land, which does not contain contaminants Colluvial Material accumulated through the action of gravity, common ...