Peat is used as rooting medium in greenhouse horticulture. Biochar is a sustainable
alternative for the use of peat, which will reduce peat derived carbon dioxide emissions …

Supply of resources, a growing population, and environmental pollution are some of the
main challenges facing the contemporary world. The rapid development of mining activities …

The root zone of soilless cropping systems is a complex world of microorganisms, which
play important roles as both beneficial and deleterious entities. Designing soilless cropping …

We have compared the impact of heavy metals (HMs: Cu 660+ Zn 1100+ Pb 650 mg/kg) on
agrosoddy-podzolic soils (Albic Retisols (Loamic, Aric, Cutanic, Ochric)) of two arable fields …

In the last decades numerous new raw or processed products have been offered as
potential growing media or media constituents. The products can be as diverse as non …

Analytical methods used with soilless substrates serve to select the most suitable growing
media for a particular application, to compare growing media and to allow quality control for …

The safety of micro-and nanoparticle sorbents based on zero-valent iron and their
detoxifying activity in peat eutrophic soil (Eutric Histosol) polluted by the emissions of a …

The management of residual sludge from dimension stone processing activities (EWC
010,413) represents a large concern for stone industry. Such sludges are characterised by a …

The aim of the studies was to correlate results of a fast extract-based toxicity test with results
of an established growing test with mostly pre-grown plants. A standard white peat was …

Bioassays have been developed—since long before the availability of computers—to detect
water, air, and soil toxicity. While today ethical considerations prevent more and more the …