Effects of hydrocarbon contamination on soil microbial community and enzyme activity

Acknowledgment I would like to gratefully acknowledge the government of Saudi Arabia for the scholarship and financial support.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Effect of the process conditions on the anaerobic fermentation of glucose for the production of chemicals

Acknowledgments Victor Igwe acknowledges the financial help of Total E&P Nigeria Limited and Niger Delta Development Commission during his PhD studies.Peer reviewedPostprin

Use of diffusive gradient in thin-films (DGTs) to advance environmental mercury research: : Development, Growth, and Tomorrow.

Open Access via the Elsevier agreement CG is funded by Chevron through its Anchor Partnership with the UK National Decommissioning Centre (Grant no. RG15508-11). We also acknowledge funding and in-kind support from the Net Zero Technology Centre and the University of Aberdeen through their partnership with the UK National Decommissioning Centre.Peer reviewe

Hazard and risk assessment of human exposure to toxic metals using in vitro digestion assay

Acknowledgements The authors, acknowledge with thanks DSR technical and financial support. Funding This project was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, under grant no. 1434-142-514. The authors, therefore, acknowledge with thanks DSR technical and financial support.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Geogenic and anthropogenic interactions at a former Sb mine : environmental impacts of As and Sb

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Application and Validation of a Solid Phase Bioassay to Measure Bioavailable Soil Phosphorus

Phosphorus (P) is an essential element needed by all living organism. Although P may be present in high concentration in soil, it is mostly not in plant available form. There is a need to measure bioavailable P. A microbial biosensor could provide an approach to determine the bioavailable P in soil. It has been shown that a P biosensor worked in aqueous systems. Yet the application and validation of a solid phase contact device to measure the response of luminescence marked Escherichia coli MG1655 to phosphate in a complex solid phase-like soil has not been done before. To test the applicability of such a biosensor in soil, four different pH agricultural soils were investigated chemically and with the biosensor. The expression of bioluminescence by the bioreporter (i.e. an induction by the presence of phosphate in a starvation system) enabled quantification of bioavailability in soil with increasing pH. Results from the experiments showed a correlation between the luminescence pattern and phosphate levels as determined by standard chemical procedure. It was indicated that a biological P sensor may serve as a tool for assessing phosphate bioavailability. Keywords: Bioavailable, Bioreporter, Phosphorus, Escherichia cola, applicability

Mercury Dynamics in the Sea of Azov: : Insights from a Mass Balance Model

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Mercury fingerprint : A comparative evaluation of lability in North Sea drill cuttings

We would like to thank the Scottish Marine Directorate and Daniel Stewart for the opportunity to join cruise 1422S. Sampling and general support was provided by chief scientist Robert Watret, and scientists Danny Copland, Paul Stainer, and Jack Lucas, as well as the captain and the entire crew of the MRV Scotia.Peer reviewe

A comparison of soil liming requirement methodologies in temperate, Northern European pedo‐climates

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Funding for this research was provided through a PhD studentship by Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) and the University of Aberdeen.Peer reviewedPublisher PD