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View article: Quantifying potential carbon dioxide removal via enhanced weathering using porewater from a field trial in Scotland
Quantifying potential carbon dioxide removal via enhanced weathering using porewater from a field trial in Scotland Open
Enhanced weathering (EW) is cited as a promising carbon dioxide removal (CDR) strategy, and is being rapidly commercialized. Rigorous monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) are essential to ensure carbon claims are accurate and carbo…
View article: A five-stage protocol for systematic measuring soil carbon and greenhouse gas fluxes in complex estates
A five-stage protocol for systematic measuring soil carbon and greenhouse gas fluxes in complex estates Open
Background and Aims Plant-soil interactions are critical in governing soil carbon (C) stocks and greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes, but they vary significantly across land uses, soil types, and soil management practices. Finding a potential inte…
View article: Quantifying potential carbon dioxide removal via enhanced weathering using porewater from a field trial in Scotland
Quantifying potential carbon dioxide removal via enhanced weathering using porewater from a field trial in Scotland Open
Enhanced weathering (EW) is cited as a promising carbon dioxide removal (CDR) strategy, and is being rapidly commercialized. Rigorous monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) are essential to ensure carbon claims are accurate and carbo…
View article: Identification of four novel Streptomyces isolated from machair grassland soil using a culture-based bioprospecting strategy: Streptomyces caledonius sp. nov., Streptomyces machairae sp. nov., Streptomyces pratisoli sp. nov. and Streptomyces achmelvichensis sp. nov.
Identification of four novel Streptomyces isolated from machair grassland soil using a culture-based bioprospecting strategy: Streptomyces caledonius sp. nov., Streptomyces machairae sp. nov., Streptomyces pratisoli sp. nov. and Streptomyces achmelvichensis sp. nov. Open
A culture-dependent bioprospecting strategy, based on the use of several selective isolation media, revealed the presence of relatively high numbers of streptomycete-like colonies from machair grassland soil, in which carbonate minerals do…
View article: Enhanced rock weathering — A nature-based solution for climate mitigation
Enhanced rock weathering — A nature-based solution for climate mitigation Open
Much of Paul Younger’s work focused on nature-based solutions that addressed environmental problems, especially relating to removal of contaminants from minewaters. Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) has emerged during the last few years as a …
View article: Novel extraction method designed to estimate the topsoil pore water reservoir of carbon dioxide removal through enhanced weathering of silicate minerals
Novel extraction method designed to estimate the topsoil pore water reservoir of carbon dioxide removal through enhanced weathering of silicate minerals Open
Enhanced weathering (EW) of silicate minerals on agricultural fields is a promising natural carbon dioxide removal (CDR) method that has potential co-benefits for soil health and crop safety. However, the scalability of EW is suffering fro…
View article: A five-stage protocol for systematic measuring and monitoring soil carbon and greenhouse gas fluxes in complex estates
A five-stage protocol for systematic measuring and monitoring soil carbon and greenhouse gas fluxes in complex estates Open
Background and Aims Plant-soil interactions are critical in governing soil carbon (C) stocks and greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes, but they vary significantly across land uses, soil types, and soil management practices. Finding potential interv…
View article: Soil carbon management and enhanced rock weathering: The separate fates of organic and inorganic carbon
Soil carbon management and enhanced rock weathering: The separate fates of organic and inorganic carbon Open
Soil carbon (C) management has been promoted as one of the few readily available strategies to mitigate the rising concentration of atmospheric CO 2 and its associated impacts on climate change. One of these carbon management strategies is…
View article: The limited potential of soil and vegetation in urban greenspace for nature‐based offsetting of institutional carbon emissions
The limited potential of soil and vegetation in urban greenspace for nature‐based offsetting of institutional carbon emissions Open
The soil and vegetation of urban greenspace can potentially contribute to ambitious climate action plans declared by city institutions and councils. To assess how urban greenspace could make a contribution to institutional carbon managemen…
View article: Initial agronomic benefits of enhanced weathering using basalt: A study of spring oat in a temperate climate
Initial agronomic benefits of enhanced weathering using basalt: A study of spring oat in a temperate climate Open
Addressing soil nutrient degradation and global warming requires novel solutions. Enhanced weathering using crushed basalt rock is a promising dual-action strategy that can enhance soil health and sequester carbon dioxide. This study exami…
View article: Initial agronomic benefits of enhanced weathering using basalt: A study of spring oat in a temperate climate
Initial agronomic benefits of enhanced weathering using basalt: A study of spring oat in a temperate climate Open
Addressing soil nutrient degradation and global warming requires novel solutions. Enhanced weathering using crushed basalt rock is a promising dual-action strategy that can enhance soil health and sequester carbon dioxide. This study exami…
View article: Equipping for risk: Lessons learnt from the UK shale-gas experience on assessing environmental risks for the future geoenergy use of the deep subsurface
Equipping for risk: Lessons learnt from the UK shale-gas experience on assessing environmental risks for the future geoenergy use of the deep subsurface Open
findings are presented from an investigation to improve understanding of the environmental risks associated with developing an unconventional-hydrocarbons industry in the UK. The EQUIPT4RISK project, funded by UK Research Councils, focused…
View article: Initial agronomic benefits of enhanced weathering using basalt: A study of spring oat in a temperate climate
Initial agronomic benefits of enhanced weathering using basalt: A study of spring oat in a temperate climate Open
Addressing soil nutrient degradation and global warming requires novel solutions. Enhanced weathering using crushed basalt rock may offer a partial solution, through a combined approach of sequestering carbon dioxide and improving agronomi…
View article: Kinetics of maize cob and bean straw pyrolysis and combustion
Kinetics of maize cob and bean straw pyrolysis and combustion Open
Kinetic studies are important for the design and optimisation of thermochemical processes. This study involved analysis of the pyrolysis and combustion behaviour of the agricultural residues (bean straw and maize cob) by non-isothermal the…
View article: Diversified crop rotations and organic amendments as strategies for increasing soil carbon storage and stabilisation in UK arable systems
Diversified crop rotations and organic amendments as strategies for increasing soil carbon storage and stabilisation in UK arable systems Open
Adaptations in crop rotation with the inclusion of temporary grass-clover leys and organic amendments, have been promoted as effective ways to improve soil carbon (C) sequestration and mitigate climate change in agricultural systems. Howev…
View article: A proposal to clarify the use of Sum of Bases in the Brazilian Remineralizer Regulation and in Soil Science
A proposal to clarify the use of Sum of Bases in the Brazilian Remineralizer Regulation and in Soil Science Open
The term Sum of Bases has different meanings in Soil Science and the Remineralizer Regulations. This issue may cause misunderstandings in communication, particularly between the agricultural community and the mining community, becoming an …
View article: A proposal to clarify the use of Sum of Bases in the Brazilian Remineralizer Regulation and in Soil Science
A proposal to clarify the use of Sum of Bases in the Brazilian Remineralizer Regulation and in Soil Science Open
The term Sum of Bases has different meanings in Soil Science and the Remineralizer Regulations. This issue may cause misunderstandings in communication, particularly between the agricultural community and the mining community, becoming an …
View article: Biochar benefits carbon off-setting in blue-green infrastructure soils - A lysimeter study
Biochar benefits carbon off-setting in blue-green infrastructure soils - A lysimeter study Open
Carbon sequestration with amendments in blue-green infrastructure soils could off-set anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions to alleviate climate change. In this 3-year study, the effects of wheat straw and its biochar on carbon sequestrat…
View article: LAYERS: A Decision-Support Tool to Illustrate and Assess the Supply and Value Chain for the Energy Transition
LAYERS: A Decision-Support Tool to Illustrate and Assess the Supply and Value Chain for the Energy Transition Open
Climate change mitigation strategies are developed at international, national, and local authority levels. Technological solutions such as renewable energies (RE) and electric vehicles (EV) have geographically widespread knock-on effects o…
View article: The limited potential of urban greenspace for nature-based offsetting of institutional carbon emissions
The limited potential of urban greenspace for nature-based offsetting of institutional carbon emissions Open
Urban greenspace can potentially contribute to ambitious climate action plans declared by city institutions and councils. We measured soil carbon at 42 sampling locations across three land-covers and vegetation carbon of 490 trees (67 spec…
View article: Removal of atmospheric CO2 by engineered soils in infrastructure projects
Removal of atmospheric CO2 by engineered soils in infrastructure projects Open
The use of crushed basic igneous rock and crushed concrete for enhanced rock weathering and to facilitate pedogenic carbonate precipitation provides a promising method of carbon sequestration. However, many of the controls on precipitation…
View article: Mineral-enriched biochar delivers enhanced nutrient recovery and carbon dioxide removal
Mineral-enriched biochar delivers enhanced nutrient recovery and carbon dioxide removal Open
Biochar production via biomass pyrolysis with subsequent burial in soils provides a carbon dioxide removal technology that is ready for implementation, yet uptake requires acceleration; notably, through generation of cost reductions and co…
View article: Mineral stabilities in soils: how minerals can feed the world and mitigate climate change
Mineral stabilities in soils: how minerals can feed the world and mitigate climate change Open
Mineral reactions in soils demonstrably take place on a human timescale. The weathering of silicate ‘rock-forming’ minerals releases nutrients that are essential for plant growth, including silica. This process consumes CO 2 , which is ult…
View article: Role of Subsurface Geo-Energy Pilot and Demonstration Sites in Delivering Net Zero
Role of Subsurface Geo-Energy Pilot and Demonstration Sites in Delivering Net Zero Open
Recent research suggests that the effects of climate change are already tangible, making the requirement for net zero more pressing than ever. New emissions targets have been announced in April 2021 by various governments, including by the…
View article: Bacterial communities in soils as indicators of the potential of syenite as an agromineral
Bacterial communities in soils as indicators of the potential of syenite as an agromineral Open
The objective of this work was to identify microbial communities associated with the surfaces of alkali feldspars and to determine whether these microbes might be involved in the weathering of these rocks for agronomic benefit. Samples wer…