Geochemical Processes in Soil Ecosystems
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil Conservation and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 2269
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Geochemical processes and interactions that take place in soils play an essential role in regulating the fate and transport of nutrients and contaminants. Geochemical processes also control the stability and bioavailability of nutrients and contaminants that affect the yield and safety of agricultural products and almost every living thing in the soil ecosystem. Thus, the systematic integration of knowledge about the geochemical processes of nutrients and contaminants in soils, from atomic to global scales and from short-term to long-term, is critical for the sustainability of agriculture and the environment. Understanding these fundamental geochemical processes will also help us in implementing the appropriate strategies to reduce nutrient and contaminant loss, and to increase nutrient bioavailability.
The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight research, at multiple scales, on geochemical processes that regulate the fate and transport of nutrients and contaminants in soil ecosystems. In this Special Issue, original research articles, short communications, and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: critical geochemical processes of nutrients (e.g., C, N, and P), abiotic or mineral-assisted degradation of organic contaminants, transport and transformation of heavy metals on mineral–water interfaces, soil mineralogy, and the modeling of large-scale cycles.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Hui Li
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- geochemical reactions
- nutrient cycling
- degradation of organic contaminants
- heavy metals
- mineralogy
- predictive modeling
