The swift growth of cities worldwide poses significant challenges in ensuring a sufficient
water, energy, and food supply. The Nexus has innovated valuable systems to address …

Soil is the incubator of human activities. Mapping of soil contaminants needs to be
constantly updated. It is fragile in arid regions, especially if it accompanies dramatic and …

The soil microbiome in urban agriculture has not received much attention to date despite its
important role in soil functionality. In this work, we evaluated the composition and diversity of …

Introduction COVID-19 acutely shocked both socio-economic and food systems in 2020. We
investigated the impact of COVID-19 on production and consumption of gardened produce …

Given the urgency of the global soil degradation crisis, soil scientists must communicate the
importance of soil as being part of nature and the critical need for conserving soil …

Globally, soil contamination threatens ecosystems and food security. This study examines
the contamination of soils intended for agri-food initiatives by Indigenous communities …

Purpose The objectives of this study aim to comprehensively map and analyze soil lead (Pb)
contamination, understand its health and socioeconomic impacts, and track its temporal …

Urban agriculture development often faces the problem of soil pollution. Soil engineering
consisting in the addition over polluted soils of a top layer made of recycled wastes is a …

Very little information exists on the particle and chemical contamination of consumer
(horticultural) composts. In this study, anthropogenic microcellulosics (AMCs), microplastics …

Different vegetable species and topsoils were collected from different urban gardens of
Seville, Cordoba, and Huelva (South Spain) and from two small towns in a mining area …