Water Environment Research, Vol. 72, No. 3 (May - Jun., 2000), pp. 313-321 (9 pages) 1,4-Dioxane (dioxane), a suspected carcinogen, is a persistent environmental pollutant that is difficult to remove ...

A chemical test used by the Mars Viking landers more than 30 years ago was not sensitive enough to detect signs of alien life even if they existed, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed soil from ...

While increased atmospheric CO₂ concentrations, increased N deposition, and changes in plant diversity have all been shown to significantly alter soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) dynamics, the effects ...

Pairs of tighty whities are being buried in backyards and farms across the nation to check how healthy soil is. The more degraded the cotton underpants are after eight weeks underground, the better ...

When Dutch scientists needed a mass supply of urine to fertilise string beans in simulated Martian soil experiments, they looked no further than festival-goers in Amsterdam. But although the waste ...