Karin Müller

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the available literature on the effects of biochar on soil properties and GHG emissions in forest soils is presented, where the authors focus on the negative impacts of intensive forest management and global climate change on the quality of forest soils via soil acidification, reduction of soil organic carbon content, deterioration of soil biological properties, and reduction of the soil biodiversity.

TL;DR: A metagenomic analysis of the rice straw-adapted microbial consortia enriched from compost ecosystems reveals a new benchmark for microbial enzymatic deconstruction of lignocelluloses, and suggests that actinomycetes found in compost ecosystems are potential candidates for mining efficient lignOcellulosic enzymes in the biofuel industry.

TL;DR: Overall, the sorption capacity of CFBs pyrolyzed at 300°C substantially increased for Pb2+ with ammonia and nitric acid modification, however, these chemical modifications did not improve the Sorption of Pb on CFBspyrolyzing at temperatures ≥500°C, thereby highlighting a temperature dependent response of chemically modified biochars to Pb sorption in this study.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the fundamental processes influencing the transformation and transport of pesticides in soil, and present a critical analysis of the impact of effluent irrigation on the transformation of organic contaminants in soils.

TL;DR: This research finding will guide the development of treatment procedures for water polluted by multiple antibiotics by improving sorption efficiency and kinetics.