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View article: Global health risk assessment of antibiotic resistance in agricultural soils
Global health risk assessment of antibiotic resistance in agricultural soils Open
Antibiotic resistance is posing a major threat to public health, yet there is little effort to quantitatively assess risks associated with antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), particularly in agricultural soils. We therefore propose a risk …
View article: A techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of woody biochar as an additive for orphan well plugging
A techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of woody biochar as an additive for orphan well plugging Open
Well plugging mitigates methane emissions and protects groundwater, yet conventional cement-based methods carry a high carbon footprint. To explore more sustainable alternatives, this study developed a techno-economic analysis (TEA) and cr…
View article: Role of permafrost thaw transitions in biogeochemical nitrogen cycling
Role of permafrost thaw transitions in biogeochemical nitrogen cycling Open
Significant organic nitrogen (ON) stocks have accumulated in permafrost peatlands over millennia. Climate change is expected to increase peatland thaw, making this ON more susceptible to biogeochemical degradation. However, the interplay b…
View article: Effects of pyrolysis temperature on the photooxidation of water-soluble fraction of wheat straw biochar based on 21 T FT-ICR mass spectrometry
Effects of pyrolysis temperature on the photooxidation of water-soluble fraction of wheat straw biochar based on 21 T FT-ICR mass spectrometry Open
Biochar, formed through the pyrolysis or burning of organic wastes, has a complex chemical composition influenced by feedstock, pyrolysis temperature, and reaction conditions. Water-soluble, dissolved black carbon species released from bio…
View article: Molecular insights and impacts of wildfire-induced soil chemical changes
Molecular insights and impacts of wildfire-induced soil chemical changes Open
Wildfires act as important ecosystem controls and can benefit fire-adapted biomes by promoting habitat heterogeneity, seed germination and disease control. However, the frequency of high-severity fires and the extent of total burn area hav…
View article: Wildfire impact on soil microbiome life history traits and roles in ecosystem carbon cycling
Wildfire impact on soil microbiome life history traits and roles in ecosystem carbon cycling Open
Wildfires, which are increasing in frequency and severity with climate change, reduce soil microbial biomass and alter microbial community composition and function. The soil microbiome plays a vital role in carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycl…
View article: Soil microbiome feedbacks during disturbance-driven forest ecosystem conversion
Soil microbiome feedbacks during disturbance-driven forest ecosystem conversion Open
Disturbances cause rapid changes to forests, with different disturbance types and severities creating unique ecosystem trajectories that can impact the underlying soil microbiome. Pile burning—the combustion of logging residue on the fores…
View article: Effects of burn severity on organic nitrogen and carbon chemistry in high-elevation forest soils
Effects of burn severity on organic nitrogen and carbon chemistry in high-elevation forest soils Open
Fire frequency and severity have increased in recent decades in the western United States, with direct implications for the quantity and composition of soil organic matter (SOM). While the effects of wildfire on soil carbon (C) and inorgan…
View article: Distinct fungal and bacterial responses to fire severity and soil depth across a ten-year wildfire chronosequence in beetle-killed lodgepole pine forests
Distinct fungal and bacterial responses to fire severity and soil depth across a ten-year wildfire chronosequence in beetle-killed lodgepole pine forests Open
Lodgepole pine forests are under threat due to wildfires of increasing severity and frequency coupled with tree mortality from insect outbreaks. Soil microbial communities, which drive biogeochemical cycles and partner in mycorrhizal symbi…
View article: Determining soil health parameters controlling crop productivity in a Citrus Greening disease affected orange grove
Determining soil health parameters controlling crop productivity in a Citrus Greening disease affected orange grove Open
Soil health is an important aspect for maintaining adequate crop production, but the specifics of what entails a healthy soil can vary from region to region and crop to crop. In highly managed agricultural systems, unhealthy soil can be ma…
View article: Safety and Technical Feasibility of Sustainable Reuse of Shale Gas Flowback and Produced Water after Advanced Treatment Aimed at Wheat Irrigation
Safety and Technical Feasibility of Sustainable Reuse of Shale Gas Flowback and Produced Water after Advanced Treatment Aimed at Wheat Irrigation Open
Treatment and reuse of flowback and produced water (FPW) from shale gas extraction for agricultural irrigation has often been proposed as a sustainable alternative to disposal via deep-well injection. Here, we investigate the effects of FP…
View article: Management‐induced shifts in rhizosphere bacterial communities contribute to the control of pathogen causing citrus greening disease
Management‐induced shifts in rhizosphere bacterial communities contribute to the control of pathogen causing citrus greening disease Open
Introduction Citrus greening (aka Huanglongbing, HLB) caused primarily by the bacterial pathogen Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus ( C Las) has devastating effects on the global citrus industry. Agricultural management‐induced changes in m…
View article: Microbial iron cycling during palsa hillslope collapse promotes greenhouse gas emissions before complete permafrost thaw
Microbial iron cycling during palsa hillslope collapse promotes greenhouse gas emissions before complete permafrost thaw Open
Reductive dissolution during permafrost thaw releases iron-bound organic carbon to porewaters, rendering previously stable carbon vulnerable to microbial decomposition and subsequent release to the atmosphere. How mineral iron stability an…
View article: Microbial iron(III) reduction during palsa collapse promotes greenhouse gas emissions before complete permafrost thaw
Microbial iron(III) reduction during palsa collapse promotes greenhouse gas emissions before complete permafrost thaw Open
Data associated with publication "Microbial iron(III) reduction during palsa collapse promotes greenhouse gas emissions before complete permafrost thaw". The data contained within this data set is arranged according to the main text and th…
View article: Microbial iron(III) reduction during palsa collapse promotes greenhouse gas emissions before complete permafrost thaw
Microbial iron(III) reduction during palsa collapse promotes greenhouse gas emissions before complete permafrost thaw Open
Data associated with publication "Microbial iron(III) reduction during palsa collapse promotes greenhouse gas emissions before complete permafrost thaw". The data contained within this data set is arranged according to the main text and th…
View article: Oil and Gas Produced Water Reuse: Opportunities, Treatment Needs, and Challenges
Oil and Gas Produced Water Reuse: Opportunities, Treatment Needs, and Challenges Open
Advances in water treatment technologies paired with potential restrictions on oil and gas (O&G) produced water disposal could incentivize the beneficial reuse of treated produced water in the O&G industry. However, the remote nature of O&…
View article: Opportunities for Treatment and Reuse of Agricultural Drainage in the United States
Opportunities for Treatment and Reuse of Agricultural Drainage in the United States Open
Irrigation accounts for 42% of the total freshwater withdrawals in the United States. Climate change, the pressure of a growing population, degrading water quality, and increased competition from other sectors could constrain continuous su…
View article: National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) Master Technology Roadmap
National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) Master Technology Roadmap Open
The National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) is a research consortium formed to accelerate transformative research in desalination and treatment to lower the cost and energy required to produce clean water from nontraditional water so…
View article: Playing with FiRE: A genome resolved view of the soil microbiome responses to high severity forest wildfire
Playing with FiRE: A genome resolved view of the soil microbiome responses to high severity forest wildfire Open
Warming climate has increased the frequency and size of high severity wildfires in the western United States, with deleterious impacts on forest ecosystem resilience. Although forest soil microbiomes provide a myriad of ecosystem functions…
View article: Microbial iron(III) reduction during palsa collapse promotes greenhouse gas emissions before complete permafrost thaw
Microbial iron(III) reduction during palsa collapse promotes greenhouse gas emissions before complete permafrost thaw Open
Reactive iron (Fe) minerals can preserve organic carbon (OC) in soils overlying intact permafrost. With permafrost thaw, reductive dissolution of iron minerals releases Fe and OC into the porewater, potentially increasing the bioavailabili…
View article: Microbial iron(III) reduction during palsa collapse promotes greenhouse gas emissions before complete permafrost thaw
Microbial iron(III) reduction during palsa collapse promotes greenhouse gas emissions before complete permafrost thaw Open
Reactive iron (Fe) minerals can preserve organic carbon (OC) in soils overlying intact permafrost. With permafrost thaw, reductive dissolution of iron minerals releases Fe and OC into the porewater, potentially increasing the bioavailabili…
View article: Soil Organic Matter Characterization by Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry (FTICR MS): A Critical Review of Sample Preparation, Analysis, and Data Interpretation
Soil Organic Matter Characterization by Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry (FTICR MS): A Critical Review of Sample Preparation, Analysis, and Data Interpretation Open
The biogeochemical cycling of soil organic matter (SOM) plays a central role in regulating soil health, water quality, carbon storage, and greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, many studies have been conducted to reveal how anthropogenic and cli…