Argentina, an extensive country located in southern South America, encompasses a
considerable range of latitude and altitude, with a high diversity of lowland and highland …

Industrial wastewaters represent a serious threat to the environment due to their variable
and complex composition. Though mostly mechanical systems are used for treatment of …

Southern South American peatlands (SSAP) play a key role in the ecological dynamics of
Patagonia. They mostly comprise of undisturbed environments which provide important …

Peatlands are wetland ecosystems characterized by the accumulation of large amounts of
organic matter over centuries and millennia; they are the most important long-term carbon …

There is a significant gap in research and knowledge on the diversity and distribution of
Chilean ciliates. To tackle these issues, we used cultures and protargol preparations to …

Moisture damage is a critical problem of asphalt pavements. Some factors affecting the
moisture sensitivity of asphalt mixtures include bitumen properties, air void content, and the …

Microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is currently appraised for the improvement of
sandy soils, but only few studies use it to improve sand-clay mixtures. The effect of contents …

Recent studies show that soil eukaryotic diversity is immense and dominated by micro‐
organisms. However, it is unclear to what extent the processes that shape the distribution of …

Soil protists play a crucial role in terrestrial ecosystems and often show immense taxonomic
diversity. However, for many groups, distribution patterns remain largely unknown. We …

Recently, Cu nanoparticles (NPs) encapsulated into various materials as supports (eg,
zeolite, silica) have attracted much devotion due to their unique catalytic properties such as …