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View article: Lithium—Occurrence and Exposure—A Review
Lithium—Occurrence and Exposure—A Review Open
This review contains a compilation of data about the occurrence, mining, refining, and biological actions of lithium, without claiming completeness of knowledge. This should give a baseline for judging future pollutions of environmental an…
View article:  Interelement relations in extracts simulating mobilizable soil fractions
 Interelement relations in extracts simulating mobilizable soil fractions Open
 Interelement relations in extracts simulating mobilizable soil fractionsWhereas many standardized soil extracts target only at a few parameters, ICP multielement determinations enable to trace interelement effects, respective correla…
View article: Lithium in agriculture, environment and food
Lithium in agriculture, environment and food Open
Due to increasing interest in lithium, and before a possible era of more intense use, a compilation of respective data from multi-element datasets of the author seems to be needed. All data have been obtained from ICP-OES, run against matr…
View article: Research on Heavy Metals in Soils and Sediments
Research on Heavy Metals in Soils and Sediments Open
This special edition of the journal Soil Systems contains 14 articles dealing with current research on cationic trace elements and semi-metals [...]
View article: Exchangeable soil and sediment fractions compared
Exchangeable soil and sediment fractions compared Open
Soil to plant transfer depends on availability, plant needs and plant excretion. Readily soluble and exchangeable ions represent the minimum available fraction. Traditionally, different extracts have been standardized to monitor just one o…
View article: Review of: "Probabilistic Assessment of the Heavy Metal Pollution in Debrecen’s Topsoil"
Review of: "Probabilistic Assessment of the Heavy Metal Pollution in Debrecen’s Topsoil" Open
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View article: Rare Earth Elements (REE): Origins, Dispersion, and Environmental Implications—A Comprehensive Review
Rare Earth Elements (REE): Origins, Dispersion, and Environmental Implications—A Comprehensive Review Open
The rare earth elements (REE) comprise a group of 16 chemically very similar elements that occur widespread in rocks, soils, and water bodies, share similar ionic radii to the essential element Ca2+, and consequently also occur in biota. G…
View article: Reply on RC1
Reply on RC1 Open
Abstract. Soil salinity and sodicity caused by saline water irrigation are widely observed globally. Clay dispersion and swelling are influenced by sodium (Na+) concentration and electrical conductivity (EC) of soil solution. Specifically,…
View article: Comment on egusphere-2022-1390
Comment on egusphere-2022-1390 Open
Abstract. Soil salinity and sodicity caused by saline water irrigation are widely observed globally. Clay dispersion and swelling are influenced by sodium (Na+) concentration and electrical conductivity (EC) of soil solution. Specifically,…
View article: Nutrient and trace element budgets of fields in organic farming– examples from Austria
Nutrient and trace element budgets of fields in organic farming– examples from Austria Open
 In organic farming, the C and N budget in the soil can be improved by growing clover grass to increase the levels of humus and nitrogen soil content. Other elements may be supplied through organic fertilization as well as the recycli…
View article: Comment on egusphere-2022-469
Comment on egusphere-2022-469 Open
Abstract. In the natural environment, soils undergo wetting and drying (WD) cycles due to precipitation and evapotranspiration. The WD cycles have a profound impact on soil physical, chemical, and biological properties and drive the develo…
View article: Modelling the Plant Uptake of Metals from Release Rates Obtained by the EUF Method
Modelling the Plant Uptake of Metals from Release Rates Obtained by the EUF Method Open
In this study, soil dissolution kinetics were evaluated to predict the metal uptake of lettuce plants under varying conditions of fertilisation and metal pollution. Velocities and time dependencies of soil dissolution obtained by electro-u…
View article: Heavy metal content of Lactuca sativa L. grown on soils from historic mining and smelting sites in Styria (Austria) described by the Electro-Ultrafiltration (EUF) method and kinetic models
Heavy metal content of Lactuca sativa L. grown on soils from historic mining and smelting sites in Styria (Austria) described by the Electro-Ultrafiltration (EUF) method and kinetic models Open
Lettuce seedlings (Lactuca sativa L.) were grown in pot experiments on metalliferous soils sampled close to mining and smelting sites in the Province of Styria (Austria), in order to investigate effects of mineral fertilizer (NPK and PK).A…
View article: Partitioning of heavy metals in different particle-size fractions of soils from former mining and smelting locations in Austria
Partitioning of heavy metals in different particle-size fractions of soils from former mining and smelting locations in Austria Open
Austrian soils from mainly historical mining and smelting sites were separated into four particle size fractions (coarse sand, fine sand, silt and clay) to distinguish the possible origins and pathways of heavy metals. Each fraction was ex…
View article: Modelling plant uptake of Cd, Ni and Pb from mobile fractions and release rates obtained by the EUF-method
Modelling plant uptake of Cd, Ni and Pb from mobile fractions and release rates obtained by the EUF-method Open
<p>In order to predict concentrations in green plants from kinetic data as well as from mobile soil fractions from geogenically enriched areas, soils from historic mining and smelting sites in Styria (Austria) were used to grow lettu…
View article: Recycling of organic residues by black soldier fly larvae - influence of substrate on larval composition
Recycling of organic residues by black soldier fly larvae - influence of substrate on larval composition Open
<p>The concept of closed ecological cycles has a high priority in organic farming. As the larvae of the black soldier fly are able to utilize organic residues and convert them into high-quality protein and fat, the larvae could play …
View article: Urban Soils and Road Dust—Civilization Effects and Metal Pollution—A Review
Urban Soils and Road Dust—Civilization Effects and Metal Pollution—A Review Open
Urban soils have been changed much by human impacts in terms of structure, composition and use. This review paper gives a general introduction into changes from compaction, mixing, water retention, nutrient inputs, sealing, gardening, and …
View article: ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS AND INTERELEMENT RELATIONS IN APPLE LEAVES, BLOSSOM LEAVES AND FRUITS AND ADJACENT SURFACE SOILS
ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS AND INTERELEMENT RELATIONS IN APPLE LEAVES, BLOSSOM LEAVES AND FRUITS AND ADJACENT SURFACE SOILS Open
Within this work, leaves, blossom leaves and fruits from apple trees together with respective topsoils were sampled at non-contaminated sites in the East of Austria, in order to find interelement relations within the same plant, as well wi…
View article: Rare Earth Elements &#8211; Environmental occurrence and mobilities
Rare Earth Elements – Environmental occurrence and mobilities Open
<p></p><p></p><p>Because the abundances of rare earth elements are strongly intercorrelated, lacking data can be estimated from adjacent element concentrations. Because Ce can be oxidized to Ce(IV) and Eu can …
View article: Kinetics of lead release from soils at historic mining and smelting sites, determined by a modified electro-ultrafiltration
Kinetics of lead release from soils at historic mining and smelting sites, determined by a modified electro-ultrafiltration Open
Within a pilot study, after pedological and mineralogical characterization, various kinetic models were tested to fit lead (Pb)-mobilization kinetics from soils at historic mining and smelting sites. Pb mobilization was obtained by modifie…
View article: Determination of High Iodine Levels by ICP-OES after Separation from Excess Phosphate by Co-precipitation
Determination of High Iodine Levels by ICP-OES after Separation from Excess Phosphate by Co-precipitation Open
For determination of iodine, dissolution or oxidation of an organic matrix by acid K-chlorate in dilute nitric acid to obtain non-volatile iodate immediately, is a method of choice.Optical emission spectroscopy is usually sensitive enough …
View article: Dietary deoxynivalenol does not affect mineral element accumulation in breast and thigh muscles of broiler chicken
Dietary deoxynivalenol does not affect mineral element accumulation in breast and thigh muscles of broiler chicken Open
Deoxynivalenol (DON), a well-known contaminant of feed, can have negative effects on gut permeability and function in poultry, which then could affect major and trace element content of the broilers' breast and thigh muscles, and ultimatel…
View article: The Honey as a Bioindicator of the Environment
The Honey as a Bioindicator of the Environment Open
Monofloral rape, sunflower, linden and acacia honeys as well as honeys sampled within and around the Austrian towns Vienna and Linz, as well as in rural areas in Lower Austria, were analysed for main and trace elements. The results were te…
View article: Effect of Copper Foliar Spray upon the Contents of Other Elements in Apple Leaves
Effect of Copper Foliar Spray upon the Contents of Other Elements in Apple Leaves Open
Apple leaves of cultivars Topaz and Golden delicious, organically grown upon spindly shaped apple trees and grafted at 5 dwarfing rootstocks, were analyzed for 42 main and trace elements.Spraying a Cu-oxychloride particle suspension plus a…
View article: Nickel and copper residues in meat from wild artiodactyls hunted with nickel-plated non-lead rifle bullets
Nickel and copper residues in meat from wild artiodactyls hunted with nickel-plated non-lead rifle bullets Open
A nickel (Ni)-plated copper-solid bullet type released up to 93 μg Ni /10 g bullet mass when immersed into meat juice for 7 days (to simulate fragments remaining in venison). A non-nickel-plated counterpart of identical construction releas…
View article: Main and Trace Element Contents of Tomatoes Grown in Austria
Main and Trace Element Contents of Tomatoes Grown in Austria Open
Tomatoes are one of the most popular and widespread kinds of vegetables on a global scale.Tomatoes of various varieties, sizes and shapes, were grown in 3 different greenhouses in Austria on solid substrates.After freeze drying, they were …
View article: Vertical Migrations in an Alpine Grassland Cambisol after Long-Term Sewage Sludge Application
Vertical Migrations in an Alpine Grassland Cambisol after Long-Term Sewage Sludge Application Open
Differences between vertical mobilities of nutrient and trace elements within a long-term sludge-treated and an adjacent untreated Alpine grassland cambisol were investigated by column experiments. The site had been intensely fertilized wi…
View article: Reply to an anonymous referee
Reply to an anonymous referee Open
Many papers in soil science are dealing with special Topics, like nitrogen cycling, carbon cycling, phosphorus speciation, other nutrients, heavy metals, anions, soil life, and the like.Authors, and in particular, peer reviewers, should be…