• for this reason among others, zinc, cadmium, and mercury are often not considered to be transition metals like the rest of the d-block metals. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cadmium and zinc isotope compositions indicate metal sources and retention mechanisms in different soil particle size fractions. (bvsalud.org)
  • Here, two soils were separated into four particle size fractions, namely fine sand , silt, fine silt, and colloidal particles and used to determine cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) concentrations and isotope compositions. (bvsalud.org)
  • cadmium concentration and distribution in corn (zea mays l.) grown on a calcareous soil for three years after three annual sludge applications. (liverpool.ac.uk)
  • The relationship between bud break after pruning and root carbohydrate reserves has been established.In early nineties, an isotope laboratory was created in the division which has been approved by BARC to use radioactive carbon (C-14) sources and stable isotope, N-15. (upasitearesearch.org)
  • While traditional stable isotope analyses of tooth enamel (e.g., carbon and oxygen) and trace element ratios (e.g. (blueskytccaalibaba.com)
  • A large amount of knowledge is becoming available concerning the microbial enzymes responsible for the key steps of the major nutrient cycles in soil (i.e., carbon, nitrogen, sulphur, etc. (hindawi.com)
  • The current estimate of the soil organic carbon (SOC) pool in the northern permafrost region of 1672 Petagrams (Pg) C is much larger than previously reported and needs to be incorporated in global soil carbon (C) inventories. (uspermafrost.org)
  • The Northern Circumpolar Soil Carbon Database (NCSCD), extended to include the range 0-300 cm, is now available online for wider use by the scientific community. (uspermafrost.org)
  • Zhao, L., Development of phosphorus composite biochar for simultaneous enhanced carbon sink and heavy metal immobilization in soil. (lisazhu.com)
  • Cao, X., Evaluation of long-term carbon sequestration of biochar in soil with biogeochemical field model. (lisazhu.com)
  • 2016. Salt marsh-mangrove ecotones: Using structural gradients to investigate the effects of woody plant encroachment on plant-soil interactions and ecosystem carbon pools. (louisiana.edu)
  • Mechanisms of single-walled carbon nanotube network formation and its configuration in polymer-based nanocomposites. (ki.si)
  • In this study, we show that the nitrogen isotope composition of organic matter preserved in mammalian tooth enamel (δ 15 N enamel ) records diet and trophic position. (blueskytccaalibaba.com)
  • In contrast, the nitrogen (N) isotope ratio of organic material (expressed as δ 15 N vs. AIR in ‰, where δ 15 N = [( 15 N/ 14 N sample / 15 N/ 14 N reference ) − 1] × 1000) derived from bulk tissues or specific compounds (e.g., amino acids) is a widely used proxy for the dietary and trophic behavior of animals in terrestrial and marine food webs. (blueskytccaalibaba.com)
  • Despite the potential of nitrogen isotopes for trophic reconstruction, their application in the paleontological record has been limited due to the poor preservation of N-containing organic matter. (blueskytccaalibaba.com)
  • It is estimated that the population suffering from micronutrient malnutrition, between 60-80% of the population are deficient in iron (Fe), over 30% are deficient in zinc (Zn), 30% are deficient in iodine (I) and about 15% are deficient in selenium. (uach.mx)
  • Selenium has seven naturally occurring isotopes. (w3we.com)
  • Isotopes lighter than the stable isotopes primarily undergo beta plus decay to isotopes of arsenic, and isotopes heavier than the stable isotopes undergo beta minus decay to isotopes of bromine, with some minor neutron emission branches in the heaviest known isotopes. (w3we.com)
  • Jarošíková A., Ettler V., Mihaljevič M ., Penížek V., Matoušek T., Culka A., Drahota P. (2018): Transformation of arsenic-rich copper smelter flue dust in contrasting soils: A 2-year field experiment. (cuni.cz)
  • Most of the studies related to the impact of land use change on microbes have focused on the phylogenetic composition of the soil microbial community. (hindawi.com)
  • These studies, together with a detailed study of stable isotope composition, were carried out at Lomonosov Moscow State University (Yu. (aurora-journals.com)
  • Soil particle size may significantly affect metal distribution and stable isotopic behavior . (bvsalud.org)
  • Metal isotopic fingerprint of different soil particle size fractions provides further insight into the underlying metal retention mechanisms within soil micro-zones and helps in tracing metal sources and biogeochemical processes. (bvsalud.org)
  • The stable isotopic compositions of over 90 hydrothermal carbonate minerals in the Butte porphyry-lode system were analyzed. (bepress.com)
  • 2022) EnZymClass: Substrate specificity prediction tool of plant acyl-ACP thioesterases based on ensemble learning . (doe.gov)
  • The toxic effects of lead result from its interference with the physiologic actions of calcium, zinc, and iron, through the inhibition of certain enzymes, and through binding to ion channels and regulatory proteins. (cdc.gov)
  • Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. (wikipedia.org)
  • The results suggest that decades of urban rainwater runoff from an upper neighborhood induced large variations of mangrove soil physico-chemical properties compared to a control mangrove site sharing the same geological watershed. (frontiersin.org)
  • A variety of zinc compounds are commonly used, such as zinc carbonate and zinc gluconate (as dietary supplements), zinc chloride (in deodorants), zinc pyrithione (anti-dandruff shampoos), zinc sulfide (in luminescent paints), and dimethylzinc or diethylzinc in the organic laboratory. (wikipedia.org)
  • State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China. (bvsalud.org)
  • Enzymes with a zinc atom in the reactive center are widespread in biochemistry, such as alcohol dehydrogenase in humans. (wikipedia.org)
  • Soil Biology & Biochemistry. (hutton.ac.uk)
  • Her paper " Zinc finger domains as therapeutic targets for metal-based compounds - an update " is a minireview highlighting how knowledge of coordination chemistry is being used to design metal-based strategies to selectively target zinc finger domains. (rsc.org)
  • Although sequence databases are becoming rather extensive, we clearly have yet to detect the full expanse of the diversity of key enzyme functions, and such microarray-based analyses still necessarily fail to cover all gene families that may be critical to nutrient cycling. (hindawi.com)
  • Supercharging SIP in the Fungal Hyphosphere Applying high-throughput stable isotope probing to the study of a particular fungi, researchers identified novel interactions between bacteria and the fungi. (doe.gov)
  • 2016. Interactions between soil physicochemistry and belowground biomass production in a freshwater tidal marsh. (louisiana.edu)
  • Altering the metabolic activities by applying anti-transpirants to induce drought resistance in young and mature teas was given prime consideration besides certain nutrients to alleviate the soil moisture stress. (upasitearesearch.org)
  • Develop and formulate crop, soil and fertilizer management technologies that conserve or enhance soil nutrient reserves and utilize nutrients within soil-plant systems effectively and efficiently, maintain optimum economic sustainable crop productivity and minimize damage to the environment. (edu.pk)
  • Provide consultancy services at national and international level to design and develop techniques for efficient use of nutrients, water, soil and other waste resources. (edu.pk)
  • Here we interrogated the functional structure of soil microbial communities across different land uses. (hindawi.com)
  • Zinc is an essential trace element for humans, animals, plants and for microorganisms and is necessary for prenatal and postnatal development. (wikipedia.org)
  • Out of 254 mother bushes selected from the estates, 83 were identified as productive plants with good quality and high yielding capacity besides a few accessions performed well during soil moisture stress. (upasitearesearch.org)
  • The Nexus of Soils, Plants, Animals and Human Health E Schweizerbartsche Verlagsbuchhandlung. (rothamsted.ac.uk)
  • Consumption of excess zinc may cause ataxia, lethargy, and copper deficiency. (wikipedia.org)
  • Brass, an alloy of copper and zinc in various proportions, was used as early as the third millennium BC in the Aegean area and the region which currently includes Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kalmykia, Turkmenistan and Georgia. (wikipedia.org)
  • The urban mangrove site had a neutral pH and low salinity in the upper soil, while the control mangrove site presented acidic pH and a salinity ranging from 24 to 62 g L −1 . (frontiersin.org)
  • 2008. Recovery of biochemical functionality in polluted flood-plain soils: The role of microhabitat differentiation through revegetation and rehabilitation of the river dynamics . (hutton.ac.uk)
  • Zinc is also an essential nutrient element for coral growth as it is an important cofactor for many enzymes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Coupling such data with nutrient flux measurements, enzyme activities, and other measures of soil quality (including phylogenetic microarray data) could potentially provide a quantum advance in our understanding of nutrient cycling in soil systems [ 14 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Elemental lead is a soft, malleable, dense, blue-gray metal that occurs naturally in soils and rocks. (cdc.gov)
  • Theodora Stewart is the lead scientist and manager of the new London Metallomics Facility (LMF) based at King's College London, focusing on developing correlative bioimaging workflows to advance our understanding of the roles of metals in biology. (rsc.org)
  • Her research interests lie at the interface of biology, chemistry and physics, with a specific focus on developing analytical techniques and workflows to quantify temporal dynamics of intracellular metal species, their subcellular localisation, and identification of key biomolecules involved in their binding and transport with minimal disruption to the system of study through the use of both elemental mass spectrometry and synchrotron X-ray spectroscopy based bioimaging techniques. (rsc.org)
  • Although neither zinc nor zirconium is ferromagnetic, their alloy, ZrZn 2, exhibits ferromagnetism below 35 K. Zinc makes up about 75 ppm (0.0075%) of Earth's crust, making it the 24th most abundant element. (wikipedia.org)
  • In some respects, zinc is chemically similar to magnesium: both elements exhibit only one normal oxidation state (+2), and the Zn2+ and Mg2+ ions are of similar size. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cao, X., Modeling and visualizing the transport and retention of cationic and oxyanionic metals (Cd and Cr) in saturated soil under various hydrochemical and hydrodynamic conditions. (lisazhu.com)
  • In a multivariate regression tree analysis of soil physicochemical properties and genes detected by functional microarrays, the main factor that explained the different microbial community functional structures was C : N ratio. (hindawi.com)
  • C : N ratio showed a significant positive correlation with clay and soil pH. (hindawi.com)
  • Rather, the soil factors, C : N ratio, phosphate, and total N, were the main factors driving the differences in functional genes across the fields examined. (hindawi.com)
  • He, E.*, Commonwealth of soil health: how do earthworms modify the soil microbial responses to CeO2 nanoparticles? (lisazhu.com)
  • However, the primary source of exposure in children is from deteriorated lead-based paint and the resulting dust and soil contamination (Manton et al. (cdc.gov)
  • and contact with soil, dust, or water contaminated by mining or smelting operations. (cdc.gov)
  • Nutrient cycling within terrestrial ecosystems is mostly performed via the activities of soil-borne microorganisms [ 1 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • With the advent of molecular biological methods, considerable amount of knowledge has been accumulated, concerning the diversity and distribution of microorganisms in soil environments [ 2 - 4 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Soil Virus Offers Insight into Maintaining Microorganisms Through a collaborative effort, researchers have identified a protein in soil viruses that may promote soil health. (doe.gov)
  • Soil contamination near Kabwe Pb-Zn smerlter in Zambia: Environmental impacts and remediation measutres proposal. (cuni.cz)
  • Factors influencing polyphenol contents, classification based on catechin fractions and screening of polyphenol oxidase were conducted using 306 tea accessions available at UPASI Tea Germplasm. (upasitearesearch.org)
  • A wide variety of environmental samples such as waters (drinking water, waste waters, or natural waters), soils, sediments, and air particulates are analyzed for trace elements. (teledynecetac.com)
  • Zinc is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a shiny-greyish appearance when oxidation is removed. (wikipedia.org)
  • Zinc metal was not produced on a large scale until the 12th century in India, though it was known to the ancient Romans and Greeks. (wikipedia.org)
  • Zinc is a bluish-white, lustrous, diamagnetic metal, though most common commercial grades of the metal have a dull finish. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cao, X., Colloid formation and facilitated chromium transport in the coastal area soil induced by freshwater and seawater alternating fluctuations. (lisazhu.com)
  • The functional gene diversity found in different soils did not group the sites accordingly to land management. (hindawi.com)
  • In marine biomes, notably within polar regions, a deficit of zinc can compromise the vitality of primary algal communities, potentially destabilizing the intricate marine trophic structures and consequently impacting biodiversity. (wikipedia.org)
  • Meanwhile, soils are monitored as much for nutrient levels as they are for potentially toxic contaminants. (teledynecetac.com)
  • Anthropogenic perturbations (e.g., pollution, fertilizer deposition, and habitat destruction) are known to influence soil nutrient cycles, but little is known about the mechanistic aspects of such disturbances. (hindawi.com)
  • 2007. Recreation of lowland heathland on ex-arable land: assessing the limiting processes on two sites with contrasting soil fertility and pH . (hutton.ac.uk)
  • Radio tracer (Zn-65) studies coupled with PGR, naphthalene acetic acid revealed the synergism towards micronutrients where it promotes substantial uptake of foliar applied micronutrients, particularly zinc. (upasitearesearch.org)
  • Recent studies have greatly improved understanding of the regional patterns, landscape distribution and vertical (soil horizon) partitioning of the permafrost C pool in the upper 3 m of soils. (uspermafrost.org)
  • ecological studies on azotobacter in egyptian soils. (liverpool.ac.uk)
  • more than half of the grass root and soil samples collected in tropical countries (four african countries and brazil) contained abundant s. lipoferum populations, while less than 10% of the samples collected in temperate south brazil, kenya, and the u.s.a. contained the organism. (liverpool.ac.uk)
  • 1987. Physiologically based pharmacokinetics and the risk assessment process for methylene chloride. (cdc.gov)
  • The most common zinc ore is sphalerite (zinc blende), a zinc sulfide mineral. (wikipedia.org)
  • a survey in various countries revealed that the n2-fixing spirillum lipoferum beijerinck is a very common root and soil inhabitant in the tropics. (liverpool.ac.uk)
  • 2016. Regional trends in Scottish advisory soil acidity and phosphorus results: significance of management history, land use and soil attributes . (hutton.ac.uk)
  • Soil Use and Management. (hutton.ac.uk)
  • Most TM were significantly less concentrated in the urban mangrove soil varying from 1.3 ± 0.3 μg g −1 at the urban site and 1.9 ± 0.5 μg g −1 at the control site for Cd, to 30 ± 8 mg g −1 and 49 ± 11 mg g −1 for Fe at the urban and control site, respectively. (frontiersin.org)
  • Transformed chemistry from a field bogged down in alchemy and mysticism into one based on measurement. (famousscientists.org)
  • Saline agriculture, Selection of field crops, trees, shrubs and grasses for salt affected soils and use of saline ground water. (edu.pk)
  • Corrosion-resistant zinc plating of iron (hot-dip galvanizing) is the major application for zinc. (wikipedia.org)
  • Deficiencies of iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) are a critical public health problem worldwide, with negative impact on health, lifespan and productivity. (uach.mx)
  • 2011. Towards a knowledge-based correction of iron chlorosis. (uach.mx)
  • Cao, X., Contrasting effects of dry-wet and freeze-thaw aging on the immobilization of As in As-contaminated soils amended by zero-valent iron-embedded biochar. (lisazhu.com)