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However, the sorption capacity of biochar for these elements can vary widely depending on biochar nature and metal properties. Currently, there is no clear methodology to pre-screen biochars for their suitability as adsorbents for these elements. Therefore, to facilitate biochar selection for application in soil restoration, this study explored the relationships between the physico-chemical properties of five plant-based biochars and their capacity to immobilize Cd(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II). Batch experiments using synthetic soil pore water were used to assess the sorption of these elements. The sorption isotherms described by the Hill model indicated that PTE sorption capacity followed the order Pb(II) > Cd(II) >Zn(II) regardless of biochar type in mono-element systems. Preferential sorption of Pb(II) limited the immobilization of Cd(II) and Zn(II) in multi-element systems. ATR-FTIR and SEM-EDX spectroscopy studies indicated that Cd(II) and Pb(II) sorption was mediated by complexation with carboxylic groups, cation-\u03c0 interactions and precipitation with phosphates and silicates, while Zn(II) sorption occurred mainly by complexation with phenolic groups and precipitation with phosphates. A high correlation (>0.8) between Electrical Conductivity, Cation Exchange Capacity, pH and sorption capacity was identified for all metals tested, highlighting the electrostatic nature of the sorption mechanisms involved. Biochars derived from herbaceous feedstock were better candidates for remediation of soil polluted with Cd(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II), rather than wood-derived biochar. Overall, this study provides evidence of the direct relationship between specific properties of plant-based biochars (pH and EC) and their suitability as adsorbents for some PTEs in soil systems.", "keywords": ["H1-99", "Environmental management", "Science (General)", "Soil pore water", "Soil pollution", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "Environmental pollution", "6. Clean water", "Social sciences (General)", "Q1-390", "13. 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Farming in Wutong Village (S1) is characterized by small plots and low-intensity machine tillage while farming in Shihezi (S2) is characterized by large plots and high-intensity machine tillage. In September 2017, we selected six fields in S1, three fields with 6\uffe2\uff80\uff938 years of continuous plastic mulching (CM) as well as three fields with over 30 years of intermittent mulching (IM). In S2, we selected five cotton fields with 6, 7, 8, 15 and 18 years of continuous mulching. In both regions, MaPs and MiPs from soil surface to 30 cm depth (0\uffe2\uff80\uff9330 cm) were sampled.</p>                                                           Results                     <p>                       The results showed that in S1, MaPs mass in fields with 6\uffe2\uff80\uff938 years CM (i.e., 97.4kg\uffc2\uffb7ha                       \uffe2\uff88\uff921                       ) were significantly higher than in fields with 30 years IM (i.e., 53.7 kg\uffc2\uffb7ha                       \uffe2\uff88\uff921                       ). MaPs in size category of 10\uffe2\uff80\uff9350 cm                       2                       accounted for 46.9% in fields of CM and 44.5% in fields of IM of total collected MaPs number. In S2, MaPs mass ranged from 43.5 kg\uffc2\uffb7ha                       \uffe2\uff88\uff921                       to 148 kg\uffc2\uffb7ha                       \uffe2\uff88\uff921                       . MaPs in size category of 2\uffe2\uff80\uff9310 cm                       2                       account for 41.1% of total collected MaPs number while 0.25\uffe2\uff80\uff932 cm                       2                       accounted for 40.6%. MiPs in S1 were mainly detected in fields with over 30 years of intermittent mulching (up to 2,200 particles\uffc2\uffb7kg                       \uffe2\uff88\uff921                       soil), whereas in S2 were detected in all fields (up to 900 particles\uffc2\uffb7kg                       \uffe2\uff88\uff921                       soil). The results indicated farming systems could substantially affect the accumulation and distribution of agricultural plastic debris. Continuous plastic mulching could accumulate higher amount of MaPs than intermittent plastic mulching. High-intensity machine tillage could lead to higher fragmentation of MaPs and more severe MiPs pollution. These results suggest that agricultural plastic regulations are needed.                     </p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Plastic film mulching", "13. Climate action", "Microplastics", "Soil pollution", "Farming systems", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Low-density polyethylene", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Agricultural Science", "01 natural sciences", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/PMC7718786"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/PeerJ", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "PMC7718786", "name": "item", "description": "PMC7718786", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/PMC7718786"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s00128-012-0523-0", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:14:33Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2012-01-25", "title": "Effect Of Long-Term Zinc Pollution On Soil Microbial Community Resistance To Repeated Contamination", "description": "The aim of the study was to compare the effects of stress (contamination trials) on the microorganisms in zinc-polluted soil (5,018\u00a0mg Zn\u00a0kg(-1) soil dry weight) and unpolluted soil (141\u00a0mg Zn kg(-1) soil\u00a0dw), measured as soil respiration rate. In the laboratory, soils were subjected to copper contamination (0, 500, 1,500 and 4,500\u00a0mg\u00a0kg(-1) soil\u00a0dw), and then a bactericide (oxytetracycline) combined with a fungicide (captan) along with glucose (10\u00a0mg\u00a0g(-1) soil\u00a0dw each) were added. There was a highly significant effect of soil type, copper treatment and oxytetracycline/captan treatment. The initial respiration rate of chronically zinc-polluted soil was higher than that of unpolluted soil, but in the copper treatment it showed a greater decline. Microorganisms in copper-treated soil were more susceptible to oxytetracycline/captan contamination. After the successive soil contamination trials the decline of soil respiration was greater in zinc-polluted soil than in unpolluted soil.", "keywords": ["Health", " Toxicology and Mutagenesis", "trace metals", "Oxytetracycline", "Toxicology", "01 natural sciences", "Article", "Captan", "Soil", "Stress", " Physiological", "Soil Pollutants", "Soil Microbiology", "combined stressors", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "soil pollution", "Drug Resistance", " Microbial", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Pollution", "Adaptation", " Physiological", "soil respiration rate", "6. Clean water", "Anti-Bacterial Agents", "Fungicides", " Industrial", "Zinc", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Copper"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Klimek, Beata", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-012-0523-0"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Bulletin%20of%20Environmental%20Contamination%20and%20Toxicology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s00128-012-0523-0", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s00128-012-0523-0", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s00128-012-0523-0"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2012-01-26T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136146", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:16:00Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-08-26", "title": "Phytoextraction of Cu, Cd, Zn and As in four shrubs and trees growing on soil contaminated with mining waste", "description": "Mining activity has degraded large extensions of soil and its waste is composed of metals, anthropogenic chemicals, and sterile rocks. The use of native species in the recovery of polluted soils improves the conditions for the emergence of other species, tending to a process of ecosystem restoration. The objective of this study was to evaluate the bioaccumulation of metal(loid)s in four species of native plants and the effect of their distribution and bioavailability in soil with waste from an abandoned gold mine. Soil samples were taken from two sites in La Planta, San Juan, Argentina: Site 1 and Site 2 (mining waste and reference soil, respectively). In Site 1, vegetative organ samples were taken from Larrea cuneifolia, Bulnesia retama, Plectrocarpa tetracantha, and Prosopis flexuosa. The concentration of metal(loid)s in soil from Site 1 were Zn\u00a0>\u00a0As\u00a0>\u00a0Cu\u00a0>\u00a0Cd, reaching values of 7123, 6516, 240 and 76\u00a0mg\u00a0kg-1, respectively. The contamination indices were among the highest categories of contamination for all four metal(loid)s. The spatial interpolation analysis showed the effect of the vegetation as the lowest concentration of metal(loid)s were found in rhizospheric soil. The maximum concentrations of As, Cu, Cd and Zn found in vegetative organs were 371, 461, 28, and 1331\u00a0mg\u00a0kg-1, respectively. L. cuneifolia and B. retama presented high concentrations of Cu and Zn. The most concentrated metal(loid)s in P. tetracantha and P. flexuosa were Zn, As and Cu. Cd was the least concentrated metal in all four species. The values of BAF and TF were greater than one for all four species. In conclusion, the different phytoextraction capacities and the adaptations to arid environments of these four species are an advantage for future phytoremediation strategies. Their application contributes to the ecological restoration and risk reduction, allowing the recovery of ecosystem services.", "keywords": ["Biodisponibilidad", "Bioavailability", "BIOAVAILABILITY", "Soil pollution", "01 natural sciences", "Mining", "Trees", "Bioacumulaci\u00f3n", "SOIL POLLUTION", "Soil", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5", "Metals", " Heavy", "Poluci\u00f3n del Suelo", "Metales", "Soil Pollutants", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1", "Ecosystem", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Metal", "Abandoned mine", "ABANDONED MINE", "PHYTOREMEDIATION", "BIOACCUMULATION", "15. Life on land", "Bioaccumulation", "6. Clean water", "Phytoremediation", "Zinc", "Biodegradation", " Environmental", "Metals", "13. 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This study conducts a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of 2,451 publications spanning from 2006 to 2023. The aim is to assess the research landscape, trends, contributors, and collaborative efforts related to MNPs in soil. Moreover, it examines the extensive research on the effects of MNPs on soil organisms, including earthworms, nematodes, and other fauna as well as the physical\u2013chemical impacts, nanoscale interactions, and ecotoxicological effects on soil microorganisms. Utilizing network analysis, this study explores the global distribution of research across countries, institutions, authors, and keywords, shedding light on the interconnected scientific exploration. The findings reveal a consistent rise in research output over the past decade, reflecting worldwide interest in soil MNPs pollution. It also identifies influential authors and interdisciplinary clusters, highlighting their significant collaborations. Moreover, it pinpoints key institutions and leading journals in this area. Keyword co-occurrence and time-series analysis uncover seven significant research clusters. All provide insights into crucial MNPs aspects and their environmental and health implications. Our findings guide future research and inform strategies to combat MNPs pollution in soils, underscore the need for interdisciplinary approaches to address this complex challenge. In essence, our comprehensive bibliometric analysis serves as a valuable resource, it benefits researchers, policy stakeholders by promoting further research and guiding strategies to mitigate MNPs pollution in soils, in support of ecosystem preservation and human health protection.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Ecology", "Pollution and contamination", "Soil pollution", "15. Life on land", "Interdisciplinary research", "6. Clean water", "3. Good health", "12. Responsible consumption", "Environmental sciences", "Biological sciences", "Chemical sciences", "Bibliometric analysis", "13. Climate action", "11. 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Climate action", "Soils", "conservation tillage", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "total organic carbon", "plowing"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2013.02.008"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20and%20Tillage%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.still.2013.02.008", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.still.2013.02.008", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.still.2013.02.008"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-06-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "20.500.11850/711438", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:25:56Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-11-28", "title": "Microplastic Analysis in Soils: A Comparative Assessment", "description": "Microplastic (MiP) contamination poses environmental risks, but harmonizing data from different quantification methods and sample matrices remains challenging. We compared analytical protocols for MiP quantification in soil, consisting of Digital, Fluorescence, Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), and Raman Microscopy as well as quantitative Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (Py-GC-MS) and 1-proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy as detection techniques. Each technique was coupled with a specific extraction procedure and evaluated for three soils with different textures and organic carbon contents, amended with eight types of large MiPs (0.5\u20131 mm) \u2013 high- and low-density polyethylene (HDPE and LDPE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polyamide (PA), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and a biodegradable mulch film product composed of polybutylene adipate-co-terephthalate/ polylactic acid (PBAT/ PLA). In addition, we included two types of small MiPs (20\u2013250 \u00b5m) composed of either LDPE or PBAT/ PLA in the tests. The results showed that protocols for Digital, Fluorescence, and ATR-FTIR microscopy recovered 74\u201398 % of the large MiPs, with fluorescence yielding the highest recoveries. Raman spectroscopy was most sensitive to soil organic matter residues, requiring more sophisticated sample pretreatment. Fluorescence staining with subsequent Fluorescence microscopy detection effectively recovered most small-sized LDPE-MiP but missed 56\u201393 % of small PBAT/ PLA particles. For the latter, reliable quantification was achieved only using Soxhlet extraction combined with 1H NMR spectroscopic quantification. Pyrolysis-GC-MS showed intermediate results, displaying low sensitivity to plastic type and lower recoveries as soil clay content increased. We conclude that different methods have different sensitivities for different MiP materials in different soils, i.e. comparisons of MiP loads and threshold settings for MiP loads across methodologies require careful consideration. Yet, our data indicate that adding stained large MiP as an internal standard could enhance extraction control, while Soxhlet-extraction with subsequent 1H NMR analysis is most powerful for controlling future thresholds of small MiP from biodegradable materials.", "keywords": ["ddc:550", "Soil pollution", "Spectroscopy; Soil pollution; Conventional synthetic and biodegradable; polymers", "Conventional synthetic and biodegradable", "Environmental pollution", "543", "Environmental sciences", "TD172-193.5", "628", "Life Science", "GE1-350", "Conventional synthetic and biodegradable polymers", "Spectroscopy", "polymers"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/20.500.11850/711438"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Ecotoxicology%20and%20Environmental%20Safety", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "20.500.11850/711438", "name": "item", "description": "20.500.11850/711438", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/20.500.11850/711438"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1163/18760104-20020007", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:38Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-06-30", "title": "Nature-Based Solution to Man-Made Problems: Fostering the Uptake of Phytoremediation and Low-iluc Biofuels in the EU", "description": "Abstract <p>Soil contamination represents a major global environmental threat. Only in the European Union, around 340.000 contaminated sites are inventoried. At the same time, the need to foster the uptake of sustainable biofuels to curb greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector is one of the pillars of the EU\uffe2\uff80\uff99s climate action to achieve the overarching goals set under the European Climate Law and the Renewable Energy Directive. Against this backdrop, nature-based solutions for soil remediation are increasingly being advocated as sustainable options to enhance soil biodiversity while addressing soil contamination in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and, in the EU, the European Green Deal and the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. Among several nature-based soil remediation techniques, phytoremediation consists of the use of plants and their associated microbes to stabilise, degrade, volatilise and extract soil pollutants. Furthermore, the non-food biomass generated as a result of phytoremediation could provide a meaningful low Indirect Land Use Change (iluc) feedstock for the production of advanced biofuels to reduce climate change.</p> <p>This paper addresses the policy and legal background surrounding the uptake of phytoremediation and recovery of output materials focusing on existing roadblocks currently hampering the full-scale adoption of such a complex yet inherently circular value chain. The paper concludes that meaningful steps must yet be taken to properly embed nature-based soil remediation techniques, such as phytoremediation, in the current legal framework and to ensure social ownership of the same to maximise its environmental benefits.</p", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "advanced biofuels", "soil pollution", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "phytoremediation", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "soil strategy", "7. Clean energy", "01 natural sciences", "6. 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Sustainability", "European Green Deal", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1163/18760104-20020007"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20for%20European%20Environmental%20%26amp%3B%20Planning%20Law", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1163/18760104-20020007", "name": "item", "description": "10.1163/18760104-20020007", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1163/18760104-20020007"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-06-26T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.21203/rs.3.rs-4951965/v1", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:20:25Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-10-15", "title": "All black: a microplastic extraction combined with colour-based analysis allows identification and characterisation of tire wear particles (TWP) in soils", "description": "<title>Abstract</title>         <p>While tire wear particles (TWP) have been estimated to represent more than 90% of the total microplastic (MP) emitted in European countries and may have environmental health effects, only few data about TWP concentrations and characteristics are available today. The lack of data stems from the fact that no standardized, cost efficient or accessible extraction and identification method is available yet. We present a method allowing the extraction of TWP from soil, performing analysis with a conventional optical microscope and a machine learning approach to identify TWP in soil based on their colour. The lowest size of TWP which could be measured reliably with an acceptable recovery using our experimental set-up was 35 \u00b5m. Further improvements would be possible given more advanced technical infrastructure (higher optical magnification and image quality). Our method showed a mean recovery of 85% in the 35-2000 \u00b5m particle size range and no blank contamination. We tested for possible interference from charcoal (as another black soil component with similar properties) in the soils and found a reduction of the interference from charcoal by 92% during extraction. We applied our method to a highway adjacent soil at 1 m, 2 m, 5 m, and 10 m and detected TWP in all samples with a tendency to higher concentrations at 1 m and 2 m from the road compared to 10 m from the road. The observed TWP concentrations were in the same order of magnitude as what was previously reported in literature in highway adjacent soils. These results demonstrate the potential of the method to provide quantitative data on the occurrence and characteristics of TWP in the environment. The method can be easily implemented in many labs, and help to address our knowledge gap regarding TWP concentrations in soils.</p>", "keywords": ["TP1080-1185", "Segmentation", "TD172-193.5", "Tire wear", "Soil pollution", "Machine learning", "Microplastic", "Methodology", "Polymers and polymer manufacture", "Optical microscopy", "Environmental pollution"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4951965/v1"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Microplastics%20and%20Nanoplastics", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.21203/rs.3.rs-4951965/v1", "name": "item", "description": "10.21203/rs.3.rs-4951965/v1", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4951965/v1"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-10-15T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.2139/ssrn.4646130", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:20:50Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-11-28", "title": "Microplastic Analysis in Soils: A Comparative Assessment", "description": "Open AccessISSN:0147-6513", "keywords": ["ddc:550", "Soil pollution", "Spectroscopy; Soil pollution; Conventional synthetic and biodegradable; polymers", "Conventional synthetic and biodegradable", "Environmental pollution", "543", "Environmental sciences", "TD172-193.5", "628", "Life Science", "GE1-350", "Conventional synthetic and biodegradable polymers", "Spectroscopy", "polymers"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4646130"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Ecotoxicology%20and%20Environmental%20Safety", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.2139/ssrn.4646130", "name": "item", "description": "10.2139/ssrn.4646130", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.2139/ssrn.4646130"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "20.500.12123/13911", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:25:57Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-08-26", "title": "Phytoextraction of Cu, Cd, Zn and As in four shrubs and trees growing on soil contaminated with mining waste", "description": "Mining activity has degraded large extensions of soil and its waste is composed of metals, anthropogenic chemicals, and sterile rocks. The use of native species in the recovery of polluted soils improves the conditions for the emergence of other species, tending to a process of ecosystem restoration. The objective of this study was to evaluate the bioaccumulation of metal(loid)s in four species of native plants and the effect of their distribution and bioavailability in soil with waste from an abandoned gold mine. Soil samples were taken from two sites in La Planta, San Juan, Argentina: Site 1 and Site 2 (mining waste and reference soil, respectively). In Site 1, vegetative organ samples were taken from Larrea cuneifolia, Bulnesia retama, Plectrocarpa tetracantha, and Prosopis flexuosa. The concentration of metal(loid)s in soil from Site 1 were Zn\u00a0>\u00a0As\u00a0>\u00a0Cu\u00a0>\u00a0Cd, reaching values of 7123, 6516, 240 and 76\u00a0mg\u00a0kg-1, respectively. The contamination indices were among the highest categories of contamination for all four metal(loid)s. The spatial interpolation analysis showed the effect of the vegetation as the lowest concentration of metal(loid)s were found in rhizospheric soil. The maximum concentrations of As, Cu, Cd and Zn found in vegetative organs were 371, 461, 28, and 1331\u00a0mg\u00a0kg-1, respectively. L. cuneifolia and B. retama presented high concentrations of Cu and Zn. The most concentrated metal(loid)s in P. tetracantha and P. flexuosa were Zn, As and Cu. Cd was the least concentrated metal in all four species. The values of BAF and TF were greater than one for all four species. In conclusion, the different phytoextraction capacities and the adaptations to arid environments of these four species are an advantage for future phytoremediation strategies. Their application contributes to the ecological restoration and risk reduction, allowing the recovery of ecosystem services.", "keywords": ["Biodisponibilidad", "Bioavailability", "BIOAVAILABILITY", "01 natural sciences", "Mining", "Trees", "Bioacumulaci\u00f3n", "SOIL POLLUTION", "Soil", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5", "Metals", " Heavy", "Poluci\u00f3n del Suelo", "Metales", "Soil Pollutants", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1", "Ecosystem", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "ABANDONED MINE", "PHYTOREMEDIATION", "BIOACCUMULATION", "15. Life on land", "Bioaccumulation", "6. Clean water", "Phytoremediation", "Zinc", "Biodegradation", " Environmental", "Metals", "13. 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The increasing use of new materials, such as plastics, has been one of the most important factors, as they have allowed for increased production in a simpler and more economical way. Various polymer types are used in different phases of the agricultural production cycle, but when their use is incorrectly managed, it can lead to different environmental impacts. In this study, an applied and simplified methodology to manage agricultural plastics monitoring and planning is proposed. The techniques used are based on quantification through the use of different datasets (orthophotos and satellite images) of the areas covered by plastics used for crop protection. The study area chosen is a part of the Ionian Coast of Southern Italy, which includes the most important municipalities of the Basilicata Region for fruit and vegetable production. The use of geographical techniques and observation methodologies, developed in an open-source GIS environment, enabled accurate location of about 2000 hectares of agricultural land covered by plastics, as well as identification of the areas most susceptible to the accumulation of plastic waste. The techniques and the model implemented, due to its simplicity of use and reliability, can be applied by different local authorities in order to realize an Atlas of agricultural plastics, which would be applied for continuous monitoring, thereby enabling the upscaling of future social and ecological impact assessments, identification of new policy impacts, market searches, etc.</p>", "keywords": ["Technology", "remote sensing indice", "Microplastics", "sustainable plasticulture", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "Plastic greenhouse", "02 engineering and technology", "remote sensing indices", "01 natural sciences", "630", "RPGI", "11. 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Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Digital Atlas", "digital Atlas"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/3/1330/pdf"}, {"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/15/7545/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/3/1330/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/15/7545/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/app12157545"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Applied%20Sciences", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/app12157545", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/app12157545", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/app12157545"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-01-26T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/app12031330", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:17Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-01-26", "title": "Implementing a GIS-Based Digital Atlas of Agricultural Plastics to Reduce Their Environmental Footprint; Part I: A Deductive Approach", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>The agricultural sector has benefitted over the last century from several factors that have led to an exponential increase in its productive efficiency. The increasing use of new materials, such as plastics, has been one of the most important factors, as they have allowed for increased production in a simpler and more economical way. Various polymer types are used in different phases of the agricultural production cycle, but when their use is incorrectly managed, it can lead to different environmental impacts. In this study, an applied and simplified methodology to manage agricultural plastics monitoring and planning is proposed. The techniques used are based on quantification through the use of different datasets (orthophotos and satellite images) of the areas covered by plastics used for crop protection. The study area chosen is a part of the Ionian Coast of Southern Italy, which includes the most important municipalities of the Basilicata Region for fruit and vegetable production. The use of geographical techniques and observation methodologies, developed in an open-source GIS environment, enabled accurate location of about 2000 hectares of agricultural land covered by plastics, as well as identification of the areas most susceptible to the accumulation of plastic waste. The techniques and the model implemented, due to its simplicity of use and reliability, can be applied by different local authorities in order to realize an Atlas of agricultural plastics, which would be applied for continuous monitoring, thereby enabling the upscaling of future social and ecological impact assessments, identification of new policy impacts, market searches, etc.</p></article>", "keywords": ["Technology", "remote sensing indice", "Microplastics", "sustainable plasticulture", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "Plastic greenhouse", "02 engineering and technology", "remote sensing indices", "01 natural sciences", "630", "RPGI", "11. Sustainability", "0202 electrical engineering", " electronic engineering", " information engineering", "Biology (General)", "Agro-plastics", "plastic footprint", "2. Zero hunger", "T", "Physics", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)", "plastic greenhouse", "6. Clean water", "Sustainable plasticulture", "Chemistry", "agricultural plastic surface", "Agricultural plastic surface", "agro-plastics; digital Atlas; agricultural plastic surface; remote sensing indices; RPGI; plastic footprint", "agro\u2010plastic", "TA1-2040", "microplastic", "microplastics", "330", "QH301-705.5", "Soil pollution", "QC1-999", "Plastic footprint", "digital Atla", "Agro\u2010plastic", "12. Responsible consumption", "Agricultural plastic coefficient", "QD1-999", "agro-plastics", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "soil pollution", "Mulching film", "mulching film", "plastic greenhouse; mulching film; microplastics; soil pollution; agricultural plastic coefficient; sustainable plasticulture", "15. Life on land", "Remote sensing indices", "agricultural plastic coefficient", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Digital Atlas", "digital Atlas"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/3/1330/pdf"}, {"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/15/7545/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/3/1330/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/15/7545/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/app12031330"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Applied%20Sciences", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/app12031330", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/app12031330", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/app12031330"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-01-26T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/agronomy11091817", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:16Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-09-10", "title": "Assessment of Capsicum annuum L. Grown in Controlled and Semi-Controlled Environments Irrigated with Greywater Treated by Floating Wetland Systems", "description": "<p>Accumulation of trace elements, including heavy metals, were evaluated in soil and fruits of chilli plants (Capsicum annuum L.) grown under both laboratory-controlled and semi-controlled greenhouse location conditions. Chilli plant biomass growth in different development stages and fruit productivity were evaluated and compared with each other for the impact of growth boundary conditions and water quality effects. Treated synthetic greywaters by different operational design set-ups of floating treatment wetland systems were recycled for watering chillies in both locations. Effluents of each individual group of treatment set-up systems were labelled to feed sets of three replicates of chilli plants in both locations. Results revealed that the treated synthetic greywater (SGW) complied with thresholds for irrigation water, except for high concentrations (HC) of phosphates, total suspended soils, and some trace elements, such as cadmium. Chilli plants grew in both locations with different growth patterns in each development stage. First blooming and high counts of flowers were observed in the laboratory. Higher fruit production was noted for greenhouse plants: 2266 chilli fruits with a total weight of 16.824 kg with an expected market value of GBP 176.22 compared to 858 chilli fruits from the laboratory with a weight of 3.869 kg and an estimated price of GBP 17.61. However, trace element concentrations were detected in chilli fruits with the ranking order of occurrence as: Mg &gt; Ca &gt; Na &gt; Fe &gt; Zn &gt; Al &gt; Mn &gt; Cu &gt; Cd &gt; Cr &gt; Ni &gt; B. The highest concentrations of accumulated Cd (3.82 mg/kg), Cu (0.56 mg/kg), and Na (0.56 mg/kg) were recorded in chilli fruits from the laboratory, while greater accumulations of Ca, Cd, Cu, Mn, and Ni with concentrations of 4.73, 1.30, 0.20, 0.21, and 0.24 mg/kg, respectively, were linked to fruits from the greenhouse. Trace elements in chilli plant soils followed the trend: Mg &gt; Fe &gt; Al &gt; Cr &gt; Mn &gt; Cd &gt; Cu &gt; B. The accumulated concentrations in either chilli fruits or the soil were above the maximum permissible thresholds, indicating the need for water quality improvements.</p>", "keywords": ["agricultural water management", "2. Zero hunger", "soil pollution", "S", "greywater recycling", "Agriculture", "<i>Capsicum annuum</i> L.", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "11. Sustainability", "constructed floating wetland", "heavy metal accumulation", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/61848/1/agronomy-11-01817-v2.pdf"}, {"href": "https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/150458/1/agronomy-11-01817-v3.pdf"}, {"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/9/1817/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/9/1817/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11091817"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agronomy", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/agronomy11091817", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/agronomy11091817", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/agronomy11091817"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-09-10T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/agronomy12071712", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:16Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-07-20", "title": "Agroecological screening of copper alternatives for the conservation of soil health in Organic Olive Production.", "description": "<p>The efficacy of soil conditioner (vermicompost tea), fertiliser (potassium silicate), and biological control agents (BCAs) as practical agroecological copper alternatives against olive leaf spot (Spilocaea oleaginea (Cast.) Hughe.) disease was investigated between 2018 and 2021 under organic management in a Mediterranean climate. In total, 9 agroecological alternatives to copper oxychloride (vermicompost tea, potassium silicate, Bacillus subtilis EU 007 WP, Platanus orientalis leaf extract, Mycorrhiza mix, seaweed commercial product, Trichoderma citrinoviride TR1, vermicompost tea+Platanus orientalis mix, Penicillium (Mouldy bread pieces)) were applied to olive trees in a randomised block design with 4 replicationsTotal water soluble phenol compounds (TWSP) were found to be the main bioindicator to assess the alternatives and their potential to phase-out copper application. Results related to TWSP indicated that copper oxychloride (control), potassium silicate and vermicompost tea showed significantly higher content of TWSP as we compared zero application of copper and other treatments. These stimulate the antioxidant capacity in olive fruits and reduce the olive leaf spot disease incidence. The pollution effect of copper was monitored during the trial to identify soil pollution in the organic in-conversion experimental land. The total annual \uffe2\uff80\uff98active copper\uffe2\uff80\uff99 application was 4.7 kg.ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921.year\uffe2\uff88\uff921 and this is in accordance with the legal organic legislation of Turkey. During the conversion period from conventional to organic management, we determined approximately 50% reduced copper content in the soil 0\uffe2\uff80\uff9330 cm depth samples in 2020 (3.70 mg.kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921) as it is compared to those initial samples (6.43 mg.kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921) in 2018. We conclude that alternatives to copper that are easily accessible, e.g., vermicompost tea, have a potential for use in organic olive production to replace copper in mitigating olive leaf spots. Furthermore, we find that reduced copper application in organic management with the aim to decrease copper accumulation in soil, fruits and leaves was not yet enough to reduce copper to satisfactory levels. We conclude that further research with the aim of a total replacement of copper fungicide treatments in organic and non-organic systems is needed.</p>", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "soil pollution", "S", "total water-soluble phenol compounds", "alternative input", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "organic horticulture", "01 natural sciences", "Soil quality", "6. Clean water", "soil pollution; copper phase-out; alternative input; total water-soluble phenol compounds; organic horticulture", "13. Climate action", "Vegetables", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "copper phase-out"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/7/1712/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/7/1712/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12071712"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agronomy", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/agronomy12071712", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/agronomy12071712", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/agronomy12071712"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-07-20T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/ijms231810376", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:21:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-09-08", "title": "A Metagenomic and Gene Expression Analysis in Wheat (T. durum) and Maize (Z. mays) Biofertilized with PGPM and Biochar", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Commodity crops, such as wheat and maize, are extremely dependent on chemical fertilizers, a practice contributing greatly to the increase in the contaminants in soil and water. Promising solutions are biofertilizers, i.e., microbial biostimulants that when supplemented with soil stimulate plant growth and production. Moreover, the biofertilizers can be fortified when (i) provided as multifunctional consortia and (ii) combined with biochar with a high cargo capacity. The aim of this work was to determine the molecular effects on the soil microbiome of different biofertilizers and delivery systems, highlight their physiological effects and merge the data with statistical analyses. The measurements of the physiological parameters (i.e., shoot and root biomass), transcriptomic response of genes involved in essential pathways, and characterization of the rhizosphere population were analyzed. The results demonstrated that wheat and maize supplemented with different combinations of selected microbial consortia and biochar have a positive effect on plant growth in terms of shoot and root biomass; the treatments also had a beneficial influence on the biodiversity of the indigenous rhizo-microbial community, reinforcing the connection between microbes and plants without further spreading contaminants. There was also evidence at the transcriptional level of crosstalk between microbiota and plants.</p></article>", "keywords": ["Rhizospheric microbes", "biofertilizer; biochar; <i>Zea mays</i>; <i>Triticum durum</i>; gene expression; rhizospheric microbes; soil pollution", "0301 basic medicine", "2. 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In this published policy profile, we provide an additional overview of all international and EU policies related to plastic pollution of soils.  The results of our research show that the policy instruments assessed address some entry pathways of micro- and nanoplastics into soils, but fail to comprehensively limit plastic pollution. In fact, all policies suffer from multiple governance problems, such as lack of target stringency, and shifting and rebound effects. The impact on soil plastic pollution remains limited. We therefore recommend aligning plastics policies with climate policies in line with the Paris Agreement, and also limiting plastic production through appropriate policy instruments such as cap-and-trade schemes.", "keywords": ["Governance of Plastics", "Soil Monitoring Law", "Microplastics", "Plastic Pollution", "EU Policy", "Nanoplastics", "Soil Pollution"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Stubenrauch, Jessica, Heyl, Katharine,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15187631"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.15187631", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.15187631", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.15187631"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2025-04-10T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.15423203", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:23:25Z", "type": "Report", "title": "Horizontal and vertical mobilisation of microplastics in agricultural soils: run-off and infiltration experiments", "keywords": ["microplastics", "soil pollution", "runoff", "mulching films"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Rieckhof, Cynthia, Mart\u00ednez-Hern\u00e1ndez, Virtudes, Tirroniemi, Jyri, Sillanp\u00e4\u00e4, Markus, Gonz\u00e1lez Ubierna, Sergio, Hurley, Rachel, Rico, Andreu, Meffe, Raffaella,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15423203"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.15423203", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.15423203", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.15423203"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-09-27T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.16841981", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:23:38Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-09-10", "title": "Assessment of Capsicum annuum L. Grown in Controlled and Semi-Controlled Environments Irrigated with Greywater Treated by Floating Wetland Systems", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Accumulation of trace elements, including heavy metals, were evaluated in soil and fruits of chilli plants (Capsicum annuum L.) grown under both laboratory-controlled and semi-controlled greenhouse location conditions. Chilli plant biomass growth in different development stages and fruit productivity were evaluated and compared with each other for the impact of growth boundary conditions and water quality effects. Treated synthetic greywaters by different operational design set-ups of floating treatment wetland systems were recycled for watering chillies in both locations. Effluents of each individual group of treatment set-up systems were labelled to feed sets of three replicates of chilli plants in both locations. Results revealed that the treated synthetic greywater (SGW) complied with thresholds for irrigation water, except for high concentrations (HC) of phosphates, total suspended soils, and some trace elements, such as cadmium. Chilli plants grew in both locations with different growth patterns in each development stage. First blooming and high counts of flowers were observed in the laboratory. Higher fruit production was noted for greenhouse plants: 2266 chilli fruits with a total weight of 16.824 kg with an expected market value of GBP 176.22 compared to 858 chilli fruits from the laboratory with a weight of 3.869 kg and an estimated price of GBP 17.61. However, trace element concentrations were detected in chilli fruits with the ranking order of occurrence as: Mg &gt; Ca &gt; Na &gt; Fe &gt; Zn &gt; Al &gt; Mn &gt; Cu &gt; Cd &gt; Cr &gt; Ni &gt; B. The highest concentrations of accumulated Cd (3.82 mg/kg), Cu (0.56 mg/kg), and Na (0.56 mg/kg) were recorded in chilli fruits from the laboratory, while greater accumulations of Ca, Cd, Cu, Mn, and Ni with concentrations of 4.73, 1.30, 0.20, 0.21, and 0.24 mg/kg, respectively, were linked to fruits from the greenhouse. Trace elements in chilli plant soils followed the trend: Mg &gt; Fe &gt; Al &gt; Cr &gt; Mn &gt; Cd &gt; Cu &gt; B. The accumulated concentrations in either chilli fruits or the soil were above the maximum permissible thresholds, indicating the need for water quality improvements.</p></article>", "keywords": ["agricultural water management", "2. Zero hunger", "soil pollution", "S", "greywater recycling", "Agriculture", "<i>Capsicum annuum</i> L.", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption", "11. Sustainability", "14. Life underwater", "constructed floating wetland", "heavy metal accumulation", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/61848/1/agronomy-11-01817-v2.pdf"}, {"href": "https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/150458/1/agronomy-11-01817-v3.pdf"}, {"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/9/1817/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/9/1817/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16841981"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agronomy", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.16841981", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.16841981", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.16841981"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-09-10T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.8131464", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:24:12Z", "type": "Report", "title": "Agricultural plastics as a potential threat of soil pollution by microplastics", "description": "The dynamic expansion of Agricultural Plastics (AP) use has allowed for improved and sustainable agricultural production. The objective of this work is to analyse the relationship of AP characteristics, degradation, and End- of-Life (EoL) practices with the potential risk of micro-, nanoparticles (MNP) generation in soil.", "keywords": ["Agricultural Plastics", "Microplastics", "Nanoplastics", "Soil Pollution"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Briassoulis, Demetres", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8131464"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.8131464", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.8131464", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.8131464"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-07-10T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.8131465", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:24:12Z", "type": "Report", "title": "Agricultural plastics as a potential threat of soil pollution by microplastics", "description": "The dynamic expansion of Agricultural Plastics (AP) use has allowed for improved and sustainable agricultural production. The objective of this work is to analyse the relationship of AP characteristics, degradation, and End- of-Life (EoL) practices with the potential risk of micro-, nanoparticles (MNP) generation in soil.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Agricultural Plastics", "13. Climate action", "Microplastics", "Nanoplastics", "Soil Pollution", "12. Responsible consumption"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Briassoulis, Demetres", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8131465"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.8131465", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.8131465", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.8131465"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-07-10T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.7717/peerj.10375", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:24:55Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-12-01", "title": "Effects of plastic mulching on the accumulation and distribution of macro and micro plastics in soils of two farming systems in Northwest China", "description": "Background <p>Inappropriate disposal of the plastic mulching debris could create macroplastics (MaPs) and microplastics (MiPs) pollution in agricultural soil.</p>   Methods <p>To study the effects of farming systems on accumulation and distribution of agricultural plastic debris, research was carried out on two farming systems in Northwest China. Farming in Wutong Village (S1) is characterized by small plots and low-intensity machine tillage while farming in Shihezi (S2) is characterized by large plots and high-intensity machine tillage. In September 2017, we selected six fields in S1, three fields with 6\uffe2\uff80\uff938 years of continuous plastic mulching (CM) as well as three fields with over 30 years of intermittent mulching (IM). In S2, we selected five cotton fields with 6, 7, 8, 15 and 18 years of continuous mulching. In both regions, MaPs and MiPs from soil surface to 30 cm depth (0\uffe2\uff80\uff9330 cm) were sampled.</p>   Results <p>The results showed that in S1, MaPs mass in fields with 6\uffe2\uff80\uff938 years CM (i.e., 97.4kg\uffc2\uffb7ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921) were significantly higher than in fields with 30 years IM (i.e., 53.7 kg\uffc2\uffb7ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921). MaPs in size category of 10\uffe2\uff80\uff9350 cm2 accounted for 46.9% in fields of CM and 44.5% in fields of IM of total collected MaPs number. In S2, MaPs mass ranged from 43.5 kg\uffc2\uffb7ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 to 148 kg\uffc2\uffb7ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921. MaPs in size category of 2\uffe2\uff80\uff9310 cm2 account for 41.1% of total collected MaPs number while 0.25\uffe2\uff80\uff932 cm2 accounted for 40.6%. MiPs in S1 were mainly detected in fields with over 30 years of intermittent mulching (up to 2,200 particles\uffc2\uffb7kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921 soil), whereas in S2 were detected in all fields (up to 900 particles\uffc2\uffb7kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921 soil). The results indicated farming systems could substantially affect the accumulation and distribution of agricultural plastic debris. Continuous plastic mulching could accumulate higher amount of MaPs than intermittent plastic mulching. High-intensity machine tillage could lead to higher fragmentation of MaPs and more severe MiPs pollution. These results suggest that agricultural plastic regulations are needed.</p", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Plastic film mulching", "13. Climate action", "Microplastics", "Soil pollution", "Farming systems", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Low-density polyethylene", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Agricultural Science", "01 natural sciences", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10375"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/PeerJ", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.7717/peerj.10375", "name": "item", "description": "10.7717/peerj.10375", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.7717/peerj.10375"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10072/426844", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:25:01Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-10-18", "title": "Micro- and nanoplastics in soils: Tracing research progression from comprehensive analysis to ecotoxicological effects", "description": "Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) emissions and pollution are a growing concern due to their potential impact on ecosystems and human health, particularly in soil. This study conducts a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of 2,451 publications spanning from 2006 to 2023. The aim is to assess the research landscape, trends, contributors, and collaborative efforts related to MNPs in soil. Moreover, it examines the extensive research on the effects of MNPs on soil organisms, including earthworms, nematodes, and other fauna as well as the physical\u2013chemical impacts, nanoscale interactions, and ecotoxicological effects on soil microorganisms. Utilizing network analysis, this study explores the global distribution of research across countries, institutions, authors, and keywords, shedding light on the interconnected scientific exploration. The findings reveal a consistent rise in research output over the past decade, reflecting worldwide interest in soil MNPs pollution. It also identifies influential authors and interdisciplinary clusters, highlighting their significant collaborations. Moreover, it pinpoints key institutions and leading journals in this area. Keyword co-occurrence and time-series analysis uncover seven significant research clusters. All provide insights into crucial MNPs aspects and their environmental and health implications. Our findings guide future research and inform strategies to combat MNPs pollution in soils, underscore the need for interdisciplinary approaches to address this complex challenge. In essence, our comprehensive bibliometric analysis serves as a valuable resource, it benefits researchers, policy stakeholders by promoting further research and guiding strategies to mitigate MNPs pollution in soils, in support of ecosystem preservation and human health protection.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Ecology", "Pollution and contamination", "Soil pollution", "15. Life on land", "Interdisciplinary research", "6. Clean water", "3. Good health", "12. 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El objetivo del trabajo fue evaluar la movilidad de metales en balsas mineras enmendadas con biochar y/o compost urbano y la efectividad de las enmiendas reduciendo la toxicidad de la soluci\u00f3n ed\u00e1fica para una planta pionera (Zygophyllum fabago). Se llev\u00f3 a cabo un experimento en mesocosmos (20 meses) con residuo minero con y sin enmienda. Los mesocosmos se mantuvieron a capacidad de campo con agua de la red y se drenaron en diferentes momentos. Se monitoriz\u00f3 la soluci\u00f3n ed\u00e1fica regularmente (pH, conductividad el\u00e9ctrica, carbono org\u00e1nico soluble \u2013COS--, nitr\u00f3geno total soluble \u2013NTS- y metales -Mn, Zn-), al igual que el drenaje. Se realiz\u00f3 un bioensayo con semillas de Z. fabago con la soluci\u00f3n ed\u00e1fica de mitad del experimento (germinaci\u00f3n de semillas, crecimiento de pl\u00e1ntulas). Los tratamientos con compost urbano mostraron mayor concentraci\u00f3n inicial de COS y metales en soluci\u00f3n. Se observ\u00f3 un descenso temporal de la concentraci\u00f3n de DOC y metales en la soluci\u00f3n ed\u00e1fica debido a su lixiviaci\u00f3n en el drenaje. A pesar del mayor contenido de metales, el compost urbano favoreci\u00f3 la elongaci\u00f3n de la ra\u00edz debido al mayor contenido de COS y NTS en soluci\u00f3n. [ENG] Phytomanagement allows to reduce the environmental risks of abandoned mine tailings. The aim of this work was to assess metal mobility in mine tailings amended with biochar and/or urban compost and the effectiveness of these amendments for reducing the toxicity of soil solution to a pioneer plant species (Zygophyllum fabago). A mesocosm experiment was performed (20 months) with mine wastes with and without amendment. Mesocosms were maintained at field capacity with tap water and drained at different times. Soil solution was regularly monitored (pH, electrical conductivity, dissolved organic carbon \u2013DOC-, dissolved total nitrogen \u2013TDN- and metals -Mn, Zn-), as well as drainage. A bioassay with seeds of Z. fabago was performed with midterm soil solution (seed germination, seedling performance). Treatments containing urban compost showed higher initial DOC and metal concentrations in solution. A decrease of DOC and metal concentrations in soil solution with time occurred due to their lixiviation in the drainage water. In spite of the higher metal pool, urban compost favoured root length due to its greater content of DOC and TDN in soil solution.", "keywords": ["Enmiendas org\u00e1nicas", "WiA", "Metal availability", "Soil contamination", "Contaminaci\u00f3n del suelo", "11. Sustainability", "Impactos de la miner\u00eda", "Organic amendment", "Disponibilidad de metales", "Tecnolog\u00eda de los Alimentos", "15. Life on land", "Mining impacts"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Mart\u00ednez Or\u00f3, D., P\u00e1rraga Aguado, Isabel Mar\u00eda, Gonz\u00e1lez Alcaraz, Mar\u00eda Nazaret, Conesa Alcaraz, H\u00e9ctor Miguel,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10317/11116"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Proceedings%20of%20the%207th%20Workshop%20on%20Agri-Food%20research.%20WiA", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10317/11116", "name": "item", "description": "10317/11116", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10317/11116"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-02-29T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10400.14/44005", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:25:14Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-01-16", "title": "Structural and Functional Shifts in the Microbial Community of a Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soil Exposed to Short-Term Changes in Air Temperature, Soil Moisture and UV Radiation", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>The interplay between metal contamination and climate change may exacerbate the negative impact on the soil microbiome and, consequently, on soil health and ecosystem services. We assessed the response of the microbial community of a heavy metal-contaminated soil when exposed to short-term (48 h) variations in air temperature, soil humidity or ultraviolet (UV) radiation in the absence and presence of Enchytraeus crypticus (soil invertebrate). Each of the climate scenarios simulated significantly altered at least one of the microbial parameters measured. Irrespective of the presence or absence of invertebrates, the effects were particularly marked upon exposure to increased air temperature and alterations in soil moisture levels (drought and flood scenarios). The observed effects can be partly explained by significant alterations in soil properties such as pH, dissolved organic carbon, and water-extractable heavy metals, which were observed for all scenarios in comparison to standard conditions. The occurrence of invertebrates mitigated some of the impacts observed on the soil microbial community, particularly in bacterial abundance, richness, diversity, and metabolic activity. Our findings emphasize the importance of considering the interplay between climate change, anthropogenic pressures, and soil biotic components to assess the impact of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems and to develop and implement effective management strategies.</p></article>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0301 basic medicine", "Soil invertebrates", "Soil microbiome", "Soil drought", "Ultraviolet Rays", "Soil pollution", "Microbiota", "Temperature", "Enchytraeus crypticus", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "Article", "6. Clean water", "Soil", "03 medical and health sciences", "13. 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Promising solutions are biofertilizers, i.e., microbial biostimulants that when supplemented with soil stimulate plant growth and production. Moreover, the biofertilizers can be fortified when (i) provided as multifunctional consortia and (ii) combined with biochar with a high cargo capacity. The aim of this work was to determine the molecular effects on the soil microbiome of different biofertilizers and delivery systems, highlight their physiological effects and merge the data with statistical analyses. The measurements of the physiological parameters (i.e., shoot and root biomass), transcriptomic response of genes involved in essential pathways, and characterization of the rhizosphere population were analyzed. The results demonstrated that wheat and maize supplemented with different combinations of selected microbial consortia and biochar have a positive effect on plant growth in terms of shoot and root biomass; the treatments also had a beneficial influence on the biodiversity of the indigenous rhizo-microbial community, reinforcing the connection between microbes and plants without further spreading contaminants. There was also evidence at the transcriptional level of crosstalk between microbiota and plants.</p></article>", "keywords": ["Rhizospheric microbes", "biofertilizer; biochar; <i>Zea mays</i>; <i>Triticum durum</i>; gene expression; rhizospheric microbes; soil pollution", "2. 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The use of geographical techniques and observation methodologies, developed in an open-source GIS environment, enabled accurate location of about 2000 hectares of agricultural land covered by plastics, as well as identification of the areas most susceptible to the accumulation of plastic waste. The techniques and the model implemented, due to its simplicity of use and reliability, can be applied by different local authorities in order to realize an Atlas of agricultural plastics, which would be applied for continuous monitoring, thereby enabling the upscaling of future social and ecological impact assessments, identification of new policy impacts, market searches, etc.</p></article>", "keywords": ["Technology", "microplastics", "330", "remote sensing indice", "QH301-705.5", "QC1-999", "sustainable plasticulture", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "Plastic greenhouse", "02 engineering and technology", "remote sensing indices", "digital Atla", "01 natural sciences", "630", "Agro\u2010plastic", "12. Responsible consumption", "RPGI", "11. Sustainability", "0202 electrical engineering", " electronic engineering", " information engineering", "Biology (General)", "QD1-999", "agro-plastics", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "plastic footprint", "2. 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Only in the European Union, around 340.000 contaminated sites are inventoried. At the same time, the need to foster the uptake of sustainable biofuels to curb greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector is one of the pillars of the EU\uffe2\uff80\uff99s climate action to achieve the overarching goals set under the European Climate Law and the Renewable Energy Directive. Against this backdrop, nature-based solutions for soil remediation are increasingly being advocated as sustainable options to enhance soil biodiversity while addressing soil contamination in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and, in the EU, the European Green Deal and the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. Among several nature-based soil remediation techniques, phytoremediation consists of the use of plants and their associated microbes to stabilise, degrade, volatilise and extract soil pollutants. Furthermore, the non-food biomass generated as a result of phytoremediation could provide a meaningful low Indirect Land Use Change (iluc) feedstock for the production of advanced biofuels to reduce climate change.</p> <p>This paper addresses the policy and legal background surrounding the uptake of phytoremediation and recovery of output materials focusing on existing roadblocks currently hampering the full-scale adoption of such a complex yet inherently circular value chain. The paper concludes that meaningful steps must yet be taken to properly embed nature-based soil remediation techniques, such as phytoremediation, in the current legal framework and to ensure social ownership of the same to maximise its environmental benefits.</p", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "advanced biofuels", "soil pollution", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "phytoremediation", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "soil strategy", "7. Clean energy", "01 natural sciences", "6. 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However, the sorption capacity of biochar for these elements can vary widely depending on biochar nature and metal properties. Currently, there is no clear methodology to pre-screen biochars for their suitability as adsorbents for these elements. Therefore, to facilitate biochar selection for application in soil restoration, this study explored the relationships between the physico-chemical properties of five plant-based biochars and their capacity to immobilize Cd(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II). Batch experiments using synthetic soil pore water were used to assess the sorption of these elements. The sorption isotherms described by the Hill model indicated that PTE sorption capacity followed the order Pb(II) > Cd(II) >Zn(II) regardless of biochar type in mono-element systems. Preferential sorption of Pb(II) limited the immobilization of Cd(II) and Zn(II) in multi-element systems. ATR-FTIR and SEM-EDX spectroscopy studies indicated that Cd(II) and Pb(II) sorption was mediated by complexation with carboxylic groups, cation-\u03c0 interactions and precipitation with phosphates and silicates, while Zn(II) sorption occurred mainly by complexation with phenolic groups and precipitation with phosphates. A high correlation (>0.8) between Electrical Conductivity, Cation Exchange Capacity, pH and sorption capacity was identified for all metals tested, highlighting the electrostatic nature of the sorption mechanisms involved. Biochars derived from herbaceous feedstock were better candidates for remediation of soil polluted with Cd(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II), rather than wood-derived biochar. 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Results revealed that the treated synthetic greywater (SGW) complied with thresholds for irrigation water, except for high concentrations (HC) of phosphates, total suspended soils, and some trace elements, such as cadmium. Chilli plants grew in both locations with different growth patterns in each development stage. First blooming and high counts of flowers were observed in the laboratory. Higher fruit production was noted for greenhouse plants: 2266 chilli fruits with a total weight of 16.824 kg with an expected market value of GBP 176.22 compared to 858 chilli fruits from the laboratory with a weight of 3.869 kg and an estimated price of GBP 17.61. However, trace element concentrations were detected in chilli fruits with the ranking order of occurrence as: Mg &gt; Ca &gt; Na &gt; Fe &gt; Zn &gt; Al &gt; Mn &gt; Cu &gt; Cd &gt; Cr &gt; Ni &gt; B. The highest concentrations of accumulated Cd (3.82 mg/kg), Cu (0.56 mg/kg), and Na (0.56 mg/kg) were recorded in chilli fruits from the laboratory, while greater accumulations of Ca, Cd, Cu, Mn, and Ni with concentrations of 4.73, 1.30, 0.20, 0.21, and 0.24 mg/kg, respectively, were linked to fruits from the greenhouse. Trace elements in chilli plant soils followed the trend: Mg &gt; Fe &gt; Al &gt; Cr &gt; Mn &gt; Cd &gt; Cu &gt; B. The accumulated concentrations in either chilli fruits or the soil were above the maximum permissible thresholds, indicating the need for water quality improvements.</p></article>", "keywords": ["agricultural water management", "2. Zero hunger", "soil pollution", "S", "greywater recycling", "Agriculture", "<i>Capsicum annuum</i> L.", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption", "11. Sustainability", "14. 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Several physiological, morpho-anatomical, and biochemical parameters were determined. The seed germination of L. cuneifolia, B. retama, and P. tetracantha was fully inhibited in 100\u202f% contaminated soil. Toxicological endpoints as NOEC, LOEC and IC50 ranged from 10\u202f% to 25\u202f% of soil contaminated with mining waste. Radicle elongation was the most sensitive variable to high metal(loid) concentrations, except for L. cuneifolia that hypocotyl elongation was the most affected parameter. P. flexuosa was selected to evaluate biochemical biomarkers and morpho-anatomical parameters. It showed an increase in radicle diameter and central radicle cylinder. A concentration-dependent increase in the O2\u00b7- production was observed in radicle and cotyledon. A peak of the enzymatic activity of guaiacol peroxidase, ascorbate peroxidase and catalase enzymes in P. flexuosa seedlings showed a negative relationship between metal(loid) concentration and exposure time. After a drop in the enzymatic activity, an increase in the malondialdehyde content (lipid peroxidation) was observed. The tested native species could be useful for phytoremediation of soils with a very high degree of metal contamination. A further investigation should focus on strategies to improve soil physicochemical characteristics for plant survival at highest contamination levels.", "keywords": ["Metal", "Soil pollution", "Germination", "Catalase", "Adaptation", " Physiological", "Environmental pollution", "Mining", "Phytoremediation", "Environmental sciences", "Soil", "Prosopis", "Ascorbate Peroxidases", "TD172-193.5", "Oxidative stress", "Seedlings", "Phytotoxicity", "Metals", " Heavy", "Seeds", "Arid environment", "Soil Pollutants", "GE1-350", "Peroxidase"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/39847881"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Ecotoxicology%20and%20Environmental%20Safety", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "39847881", "name": "item", "description": "39847881", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/39847881"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "PMC11525289", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:28:58Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-10-15", "title": "All black: a microplastic extraction combined with colour-based analysis allows identification and characterisation of tire wear particles (TWP) in soils", "description": "<title>Abstract</title>         <p>While tire wear particles (TWP) have been estimated to represent more than 90% of the total microplastic (MP) emitted in European countries and may have environmental health effects, only few data about TWP concentrations and characteristics are available today. The lack of data stems from the fact that no standardized, cost efficient or accessible extraction and identification method is available yet. We present a method allowing the extraction of TWP from soil, performing analysis with a conventional optical microscope and a machine learning approach to identify TWP in soil based on their colour. The lowest size of TWP which could be measured reliably with an acceptable recovery using our experimental set-up was 35 \u00b5m. Further improvements would be possible given more advanced technical infrastructure (higher optical magnification and image quality). Our method showed a mean recovery of 85% in the 35-2000 \u00b5m particle size range and no blank contamination. We tested for possible interference from charcoal (as another black soil component with similar properties) in the soils and found a reduction of the interference from charcoal by 92% during extraction. We applied our method to a highway adjacent soil at 1 m, 2 m, 5 m, and 10 m and detected TWP in all samples with a tendency to higher concentrations at 1 m and 2 m from the road compared to 10 m from the road. The observed TWP concentrations were in the same order of magnitude as what was previously reported in literature in highway adjacent soils. These results demonstrate the potential of the method to provide quantitative data on the occurrence and characteristics of TWP in the environment. The method can be easily implemented in many labs, and help to address our knowledge gap regarding TWP concentrations in soils.</p>", "keywords": ["TP1080-1185", "Segmentation", "TD172-193.5", "Tire wear", "Soil pollution", "Machine learning", "Microplastic", "Methodology", "Polymers and polymer manufacture", "Optical microscopy", "Environmental pollution"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/PMC11525289"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Microplastics%20and%20Nanoplastics", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "PMC11525289", "name": "item", "description": "PMC11525289", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/PMC11525289"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-10-15T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "PMC7672296", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:29:03Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-11-11", "title": "The relationship between properties of plant-based biochars and sorption of Cd(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II) in soil model systems", "description": "Plant based biochars are proposed as soil amendments to immobilize potentially toxic trace elements (PTEs), such as Cd(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II) and aid in soil restoration. However, the sorption capacity of biochar for these elements can vary widely depending on biochar nature and metal properties. Currently, there is no clear methodology to pre-screen biochars for their suitability as adsorbents for these elements. Therefore, to facilitate biochar selection for application in soil restoration, this study explored the relationships between the physico-chemical properties of five plant-based biochars and their capacity to immobilize Cd(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II). Batch experiments using synthetic soil pore water were used to assess the sorption of these elements. The sorption isotherms described by the Hill model indicated that PTE sorption capacity followed the order Pb(II) > Cd(II) >Zn(II) regardless of biochar type in mono-element systems. Preferential sorption of Pb(II) limited the immobilization of Cd(II) and Zn(II) in multi-element systems. ATR-FTIR and SEM-EDX spectroscopy studies indicated that Cd(II) and Pb(II) sorption was mediated by complexation with carboxylic groups, cation-\u03c0 interactions and precipitation with phosphates and silicates, while Zn(II) sorption occurred mainly by complexation with phenolic groups and precipitation with phosphates. A high correlation (>0.8) between Electrical Conductivity, Cation Exchange Capacity, pH and sorption capacity was identified for all metals tested, highlighting the electrostatic nature of the sorption mechanisms involved. Biochars derived from herbaceous feedstock were better candidates for remediation of soil polluted with Cd(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II), rather than wood-derived biochar. Overall, this study provides evidence of the direct relationship between specific properties of plant-based biochars (pH and EC) and their suitability as adsorbents for some PTEs in soil systems.", "keywords": ["H1-99", "Trace elements", "Environmental management", "Science (General)", "Soil pore water", "Soil pollution", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "Correlation analysis", "Cooperative sorption", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "Environmental pollution", "6. Clean water", "S-shape isotherm", "Social sciences (General)", "Q1-390", "Hill-isotherm", "13. 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