Implications of leading crop production practices on environmental quality and human health

TK Udeigwe, JM Teboh, PN Eze, MH Stietiya… - Journal of environmental …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Globally, much weight is currently being placed on agriculture to provide food for the
growing population as well as feedstock for the bioenergy industry. Unfortunately, the …

The impact of heavy grazing on soil quality and pasture production in rangelands of SW Spain

M Pulido, S Schnabel… - Land Degradation & …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Soil degradation phenomena, including water erosion and physical and biological
processes, have already been reported in rangelands of southwestern Spain. The …

Can a golf course support biodiversity and ecosystem services? The landscape context matter

I Petrosillo, D Valente, MR Pasimeni, R Aretano… - Landscape …, 2019‏ - Springer
Context In the last 30 years, the number of golf courses has increased dramatically
worldwide. Since no other sport occupies and manages such large areas of green space …

Farmland conversion decreases regional and national land quality in China

W Song, M Liu - Land Degradation & Development, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Maintaining sufficient farmland to ensure food security and a strong rural economy is crucial
for China. At the national as well as regional levels, we compared the quality of the land …

A rationale for pollutograph evaluation in ungauged areas, using daily rainfall patterns: Case studies of the Apulian region in Southern Italy

A Gorgoglione, A Gioia, V Iacobellis… - Applied and …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
In the context of the implementation of sustainable water treatment technologies for soil
pollution prevention, a methodology that try to overcome the lack of runoff quality data in …

Multivariate map** of heavy metals spatial contamination in a Cu–Ni exploration field (Botswana) using turning bands co-simulation algorithm

PN Eze, N Madani, AC Adoko - Natural Resources Research, 2019‏ - Springer
With a mining-driven economy, Botswana has experienced increased geochemical
exploration of minerals around existing mining towns. The mining and smelting of copper …

Characteristic analysis of compact spectrometer based on off-axis meta-lens

Y Zhou, R Chen, Y Ma - Applied Sciences, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Ultra-compact spectrometers with high-resolution and/or broadband features have long
been pursued for their wide application prospects. The off-axis meta-lens, a new species of …

Spatial variability of soil properties and portable X-Ray fluorescence-quantified elements of typical golf courses soils

Y Yang, X Tong, Y Zhang - Scientific Reports, 2020‏ - nature.com
Understanding and quantitative delineation of Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (PXRF)-
quantified elements and soil properties spatial variability are important for healthy turf …

Long term treated wastewater impacts and source identification of heavy metals in semi-arid soils of Central Botswana

NM Kebonye, PN Eze, FO Akinyemi - Geoderma Regional, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Industrial and domestic wastewater is a potential contaminant capable of degrading the
quality of the soil environments, if not properly treated. This study reports the 20 years …

Copper micronutrient fixation kinetics and interactions with soil constituents in semi-arid alkaline soils

TK Udeigwe, M Eichmann, PN Eze… - Soil Science and …, 2016‏ - Taylor & Francis
This study examined the fixation pattern and kinetics of plant-available [diethylene triamine
pentaacetic acid (DTPA)-extractable] copper (Cu), as well as basic soil properties that …