A team of researchers has developed a new strategy for identifying hazardous pollutants in soil -- even ones that have never been isolated or studied in a lab. A team of researchers at Rice ...

A machine learning-based method combines surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, theoretical spectral predictions, and spectral libraries to detect hazardous soil contaminants such as PAHs and PACs ...

Soil collected in a county study from properties in both fire areas showed that even after debris and soil was removed, toxins such as lead and other chemicals could still be present above health ...

New Study Unlocks How Root Cells Sense and Adapt to Soil Apr. 30, 2025 — Scientists have discovered, for the first time how root cells respond to their complex soil environment revealing that ...

AS PART OF THE THE PLAN.. ADDITIONAL SAMPLING WILL BE MOSTLY RELATED TO SOILS.. AS OFFICIALS SEARCH FOR METALS OR CHEMICALS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE BATTERY PLANT FIRE. AN INTERACTIVE MAP WILL ALSO ...

Irrigated potatoes are usually grown on coarse-textured soils low in organic matter. Typically, these soils are sandy loams or loamy sands, low in native fertility, and quite acidic. The crop's high ...

This is a plant/farming simulator based on Finite Element Method, which targets crops in fields and soil foundations. This software provides multi-physical simulations of agriculture for canopies, ...