All soils harbor microaggregates, ie, compound soil structures smaller than 250 µm. These
microaggregates are composed of diverse mineral, organic and biotic materials that are …

Surface wetting is a multiscale phenomenon where properties at the macroscale are
determined by features at much smaller length scales, such as nanoscale surface …

Mineral-associated organic matter (OM) represents a large reservoir of organic carbon (OC)
in natural environments. The factors controlling the extent of the mineral-mediated OC …

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Multiphase flow in porous media is strongly influenced by the wettability of the system, which
affects the arrangement of the interfaces of different phases residing in the pores. We …

Environmental contamination with microplastics (MP, 0.1 µm–5 mm diameter) potentially
threatens various soil functions and agricultural production. In this study we evaluated the …

Soil organic matter (SOM) as a solid or as a film at mineral surfaces affects wetting
properties in unsaturated soil. Soil organic matter mostly consists of a heterogeneous …

Earth system models associate the ongoing global warming with increasing frequency and
intensity of extreme events such as droughts and heat waves. The carbon balance of soils …

The complex interactions between biocrust properties and rainfall characteristics give rise to
partitioning of infiltration and runoff. In this review we examine primary mechanisms for …

We compared five different methods, static sessile drop, dynamic sessile drop, Wilhelmy
plate, thin-layer wicking, and column wicking, to determine the contact angle of colloids …