Retention of soil organic matter by occlusion within soil minerals

J Chi, Y Fan, L Wang, CV Putnis, W Zhang - Reviews in Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
The stabilization of soil organic matter is crucial for global carbon cycling processes as soil
stores large amounts of organic carbon. The occlusion of SOM within minerals sequesters …

Bio‐mediated soil improvement: An introspection into processes, materials, characterization and applications

NJ Jiang, YJ Wang, J Chu, S Kawasaki… - Soil Use and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
For a long time in the practice of geotechnical engineering, soil has been viewed as an inert
material, comprising only inorganic phases. However, microorganisms including bacteria …

An experimental study of mitigating coastal sand dune erosion by microbial-and enzymatic-induced carbonate precipitation

KW Liu, NJ Jiang, JD Qin, YJ Wang, CS Tang, XL Han - Acta Geotechnica, 2021 - Springer
Due to more extreme weather events and accelerating sea-level rise, coastal sand dunes
are subjected to more frequent storm wave inundation and surge impacts, which contribute …

Microplastics in soils: an environmental geotechnics perspective

BC O'Kelly, A El-Zein, X Liu, A Patel… - Environmental …, 2021 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Microplastics (MPs) are emerging persistent contaminants in the terrestrial subsurface, and
evidence has emerged for significant effects of MPs on the biological and ecosystem …

Phosphate and humic acid inhibit corrosion of green-synthesized nano-iron particles to remove Cr (VI) and facilitate their cotransport

Z Yao, D Wang, N Xu, C Du, Y Feng, Y Qi - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Green tea synthesized nano-zero-valent iron (GT-nZVI), composed of a Fe 0 core and tea
polyphenols (TPs), has been attracting attention for effective removal of hexavalent …

Nanoscale imaging of the simultaneous occlusion of nanoplastics and glyphosate within soil minerals

J Chi, Y Yin, W Zhang, CV Putnis… - Environmental Science …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanoplastics are widely distributed in crop soils and can interact with other exposed organic
contaminants such as pesticides, leading to enhanced toxicity to plants and soil-beneficial …

Microbial-Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation–A Potentially Sustainable Approach for Geo-environmental Challenges: A Retrospection into the Mechanism …

S Sarma, AK Mishra - Geomicrobiology Journal, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Microorganisms carry out numerous biogeochemical processes in the soil. For many in
geotechnical engineering, this is a new paradigm. The soil–microorganism interactions have …