Copper, a native metal found in ores, is the principal metal in bronze and brass. It is a
reddish metal with a density of 8920 kg m− 3. All of copper's compounds tend to be brightly …

1.1. Background Historically, most attention within the scientific community and popular
press has been given to pollutant anthropogenic particles due to their direct impact on …

Dust storms, produced by the removal of surface materials from the world's drylands, are a
vital component of the environment. This is because of their role in biogeochemical cycling …

Silicon (Si) is the second‐most abundant element in the earth's crust. In the pedosphere,
however, huge spans of Si contents occur mainly caused by Si redistribution in soil profiles …

The availability or lack of nutrients shapes ecosystems in fundamental ways. From forest
productivity to soil fertility, from the diversity of animals to the composition of microbial …

The cycling of phosphorus, a biocritical element in short supply in nature, is an important
Earth system process. Variations in the phosphorus cycle have occurred in the past. For …

The crust of the earth is largely composed of silicon that is found primarily as silicate
minerals, secondary alumino silicates and various forms of silicon dioxide. However, the …

Over time scales of thousands to millions of years, and in the absence of rejuvenating
disturbances that initiate primary or early secondary succession, ecosystem properties such …

Study of geologic records of dust composition, sources and deposition rates is important for
understanding the role of dust in the overall planetary radiation balance, fertilization of …

Rainfall and the amount of water available to leach ions from soil are among the most
important features determining mineral weathering, secondary mineral synthesis and soil …