Mobility, bioaccessibility, pollution assessment and risk characterization of potentially toxic metals in the urban soil of Lahore, Pakistan
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DOI: 10.1007/s10653-022-01270-4
Abstract: The present study is based on the measurement of potentially toxic metal contents employing various extraction methodologies aimed at the evaluation of their mobility, bioaccessibility and bioavailability in the urban soil (n = 56) of Lahore, Pakistan.… read more here.
Keywords: potentially toxic; urban soil; soil; risk ... See more keywords
Highly diverse urban soil communities: Does stochasticity play a major role?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.10.012
Abstract: Abstract Urban soil biota can be surprisingly diverse and recent studies hypothesize that such biodiversity is partly due to stochastic community dynamics caused by fragmentation and high environmental variability. We aimed to quantify the relative… read more here.
Keywords: variation; highly diverse; major role; urban soil ... See more keywords
Pollution characteristics and health risk assessment of phthalate esters in urban soil in the typical semi-arid city of Xi'an, Northwest China.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.10.066
Abstract: A total of 62 urban soil samples were collected in the city of Xi'an in Northwest China, and analyzed for six U.S. Environmental Protection Agency priority phthalate esters (PAEs). Unlike earlier studies on PAEs in… read more here.
Keywords: phthalate esters; northwest china; city northwest; urban soil ... See more keywords
Estimating the urban soil information gap using exhaustive land cover data: The example of Flanders, Belgium
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114371
Abstract: Abstract Human activities related to urbanization and industrialization have established a vast territory of urban soil worldwide. On traditional soil maps, urban and industrial areas usually appear as blind spots as they were beyond the… read more here.
Keywords: urban soil; soil; anthropogenic urban; land cover ... See more keywords
Urban-Soil Pedogenesis Drives Contrasting Legacies of Lead from Paint and Gasoline in City Soil.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c00546
Abstract: This study analyzed the impact of urban-soil pedogenesis on soil lead (Pb) contamination from paint and gasoline in the historic core of Durham, North Carolina. Total soil Pb in 1000 samples from streetsides, residential properties,… read more here.
Keywords: paint gasoline; soil pedogenesis; pedogenesis; urban soil ... See more keywords
Radiological assessment of urban soil samples in the residents of a central Anatolian volcanic province, Turkey.
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DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2022.2078797
Abstract: The concentration of natural and anthropogenic radionuclides, emanation fraction (EF), and mass (χM) and area (χA) exhalation rate of 222Rn in urban soil samples collected from dwelling areas in Nevşehir city located in a region… read more here.
Keywords: anatolian volcanic; volcanic province; urban soil; soil samples ... See more keywords
Roseomonas selenitidurans sp. nov., isolated from urban soil, and emended description of Roseomonas frigidaquae.
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DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004496
Abstract: An aerobic, non-motile, Gram-stain-negative, pink, convex, coccobacilli-shaped, mesophilic bacterium, designated strain BU-1T, was isolated from an urban soil sample from Zibo city, Shandong province, PR China. The strain grew at 20-37 °C (optimum, 30 °C),… read more here.
Keywords: jcm; roseomonas frigidaquae; selenitidurans nov; roseomonas selenitidurans ... See more keywords
Urban soil contamination by potentially risk elements.
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DOI: 10.17221/55/2010-swr
Abstract: A high displacement of inhabitants into large towns, presence of industry, and constantly growing traffic have a high impact on the environment and considerable exposure of human health to environmental risks. Therefore, putting emphasis on… read more here.
Keywords: sampling points; risk elements; urban soil; potentially risk ... See more keywords
Urban Soil Quality Assessment—A Comprehensive Case Study Dataset of Urban Garden Soils
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DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2018.00136
Abstract: Soil is the foundation of ecosystem functioning in urban green spaces and provides key ecosystem. read more here.
Keywords: comprehensive case; assessment comprehensive; soil quality; quality assessment ... See more keywords
A Discussion on the Application of Terminology for Urban Soil Sealing Mitigation Practices
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19148713
Abstract: Soil sealing is one of the most serious environmental problems today regarding its impact on cities. This article presents an analysis of the different urban practices currently used to mitigate the effects of soil sealing… read more here.
Keywords: soil sealing; terminology urban; urban soil; discussion application ... See more keywords
Engagement with Urban Soils Part II: Starting Points for Sustainable Urban Planning Guidelines Derived from Maya Soil Connectivity
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DOI: 10.3390/land12040891
Abstract: Using the Precolumbian lowland Maya model of urban soil connectivity discussed in Part I, we review how soil connectivity can transition into urban planning policy and, by extension, could ultimately become codified as vantages and… read more here.
Keywords: urban planning; soil connectivity; urban soils; urban soil ... See more keywords