Phosphorus (P) availability is usually low in soils around the globe. Most soils have a
deficiency of available P; if they are not fertilized, they will not be able to satisfy the P …

Petra, Angkor, Copan, Venice, Lascaux, Easter Island—all are examples of irreplaceable
cultural heritage built in stone and now slowly disappearing. In 1996 the Getty Conservation …

Soil microbes play an essential role in the environment by contributing to the release of key
nutrients from primary minerals that are required not only for their own nutrition but also for …

The fungal symbionts forming ectomycorrhizas, as well as their associated bacteria, benefit
forest trees in a number of ways although the most important is enhancing soil nutrient …

In order to evaluate the importance of hydrologic processes in controlling chemical
weathering rates, a reactive transport analysis is used to interpret chemical weathering rate …

To enhance the nitrogen removal capacity, scrap iron filings and Si–Al porous clay mineral
material (PCMW) was used to improve a subsurface wastewater infiltration system (SWIS) …

Weathering of parent granite is pivotal in the formation of regolith-hosted rare earth elements
(REE) deposits, which provide over 90% of global heavy rare earth elements (HREE) …

Several bacterial strains isolated from granitic rock material in front of the Damma glacier
(Central Swiss Alps) were shown (i) to grow in the presence of granite powder and a …

Microorganisms release nutrients from minerals. However, this process is not yet well
understood despite its importance for soil fertility. The aim of this study was to determine …

One of the major gaps within the field of biogeochemistry is the lack of a detailed and deep
understanding of the mechanism behind the microbial inducement of mineral dissolution …