When spring arrives and the heating season comes to an end, keeping warm becomes less of an issue. However, scientists remind ...

Precise information about agricultural soils is key to managing them more efficiently and sustainably. Researchers at the ...

Before a nutrient can be used by plants it must be dissolved in the soil solution. Most minerals and nutrients are more soluble or available in acid soils than in neutral or slightly alkaline soils.

Soil health is the foundation of successful agriculture, and humic acid plays a crucial role in enhancing soil fertility and ...

King County scientists created a soil mix that removes a toxic chemical from tire dust, potentially saving coho salmon.

The CEC is a measure of a soil's ability to exchange positive ions between the soil particles and solution surrounding these particles. Due to their high surface area, clay particles can exert a ...

(2005). Another particularly important chemical property of water that impacts processes occurring within the soil solution is that it is amphoteric, meaning that it can act as either an acid or a ...

For decades, toxic tire dust has choked coho salmon before they can spawn in their natal streams. Now, King County scientists ...

Coho salmon dying from exposure to a toxic tire chemical just before they return to their spawning ground after their journey ...

Camelina is a low-carbon crop that grows with minimal inputs, supports soil health, and provides farmers with an additional ...

With the onset of the long rains, Kenya is about to enter another cycle of flooding and soil erosion. As history has shown, ...