Predicting plant uptake of pharmaceuticals from soils is very challenging because many
pharmaceuticals are ionizable compounds, which experience highly variable …

Measurements of δ2H and δ18O composition of pore waters in saturated and unsaturated
soil samples are routinely performed in hydrological studies. A variety of in‐situ and lab …

Understanding trace element (TE) composition and behavior in soil solution is extremely
important for assessing ecological and human health impacts. Using lysimeters to collect …

Ecohydrological studies in seasonally dry climatic regions have revealed isotopic separation
of the sources of water used by trees and those that generate stream flow, also referred to as …

Rare earth elements (REE), a group of emerging contaminants with commercial and
technological applications, share many physical and chemical characteristics and have thus …

Mine soils often contain metal (loid) s that may lead to serious environmental problems.
Phytoremediation, consisting in covering the soil with specific plants with the possible …

Mineral phosphate (P) fertilisers are the main suspected sources of uranium (U) and
cadmium (Cd) input to agricultural soils. This study was set up to survey the general long …

Soil solution samplers may have the same working principle, but they differ in relation to
chemical and physical characteristics, cost and handling, and these aspects exert influence …

Waste from gold mines is considered to constitute the largest single source of waste
pollution in South Africa and contributes significantly to acid mine drainage, which remains …

This study investigates the potential of using bulk soil electrical conductivity (EC bulk) to
predict pore water conductivity (EC pw) for assessing the contamination in the unsaturated …