Soil Factors Affecting Nutrient Bioavailability -- Decomposition and Mineralization of Nutrients from Litter and Humus -- Integrated Root Responses to Variations in Nutrient Supply -- Internal Regulation of Nutrient Uptake by Relative Growth Rate and Nutrient-Use Efficiency -- Biological Nitrogen Fixation Associated with Angiosperms in Terrestrial Ecosystems -- Homeostatic Processes for the Opt…
State of the Art -- In Vitro Culture of Mycorrhizas -- Systematics -- The Monoxenic Culture of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi as a Tool for Germplasm Collections -- The Monoxenic Culture of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi as a Tool for Systematics and Biodiversity -- Life Cycle of Glomus Species in Monoxenic Culture -- Life History Strategies in Gigasporaceae: Insight from Monoxenic Culture -- In Vi…
Analytical Chemistry -- Toxic Metals -- Organic Pollutants -- Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds -- Pesticides -- Green Chemistry -- Ecotoxicology.Environmental chemistry is a new, fast developing science aimed at deciphering fundamental mechanisms ruling the behaviour of pollutants in ecosystems. Applying this knowledge to current environmental issues leads to the remediation of environmental media…
Historical Perspective — Development of nif Genetics and Regulation in Klebsiella pneumoniae -- Genetics of Nitrogen Fixation and Related Aspects of Metabolism in Species of Azotobacter: History and Current Status -- Nitrogen Fixation in the Clostridia -- Regulation of Nitrogen Fixation in Methanogenic Archaea -- Nitrogen Fixation in Heterocyst-Forming Cyanobacteria -- N2 Fixation by Non-Hete…
Effect of Bacteria Augmentation on Aromatic and Asphaltenic Fraction Removal in Solid Culture -- Biodegradation of PAHs in Soil by Two Deuteromycete Fungi -- Biodegradation of Diuron and Pyruthiobac-Sodium by White-Rot and Soil Fungi -- Design Challenges for Large Scale Sulfate Reducing Bioreactors -- In-situ Bioremediation of a Chlorinated Solvent Residual Source in Unconsolidated Sediments an…
The unsaturated zone — a neglected component of nature -- Use of stable isotope analysis to assess biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in the unsaturated zone. Laboratory studies, field studies, and mathematical simulations -- A model assessing bioavailability of persistent organic pollutants in soil -- Geochemical changes under variably saturated conditions during artificial recharge vi…
What Are Soils? -- Microbial Diversity in Soils -- Microorganisms and Soil Genesis -- Role of Microorganisms in Wear Down of Rocks and Minerals -- Humification and Mineralization in Soils -- Importance of Microorganisms for Soil Aggregation -- Microorganisms and Biogeochemical Processes in Soils -- Microbial Energetics in Soils -- Role of Microorganisms in Carbon Cycling in Soils -- Contributio…
Physical Properties of Soil -- Dielectric Behavior of Soil -- Measurement of Soil Water Content -- Microwave Remote Sensing Techniques in Soil Moisture Estimation -- Dielectric Constant of Soil -- Soil Moisture Models -- Synthetic Aperture Radiometer -- Conclusion and Future Challenges in Remote Sensing.Soil moisture plays an important role in the runoff process, and its evaluation can be used …
Soil Sampling and Storage -- Determination of Chemical and Physical Soil Properties -- Quantification of Soil Contamination -- Immunotechniques as a Tool for Detection of Hydrocarbons -- Feasibility Studies for Microbial Remediation Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soil -- Feasibility Studies for Microbial Remediation of Metal-Contaminated Soil -- Feasibility Studies for Phytoremediation of Metal-Conta…
Comparison of prediction models for the permeability of granular materials using a database -- Virtual reality and neural networks for exploting geotechnical data -- Validation of compression index approximations using soil liquid limit -- Validation of compression index approximations using soil void ratio -- Innovative model for settlement calculations in organic soils -- Resilient modulus pr…