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Erosion-induced losses of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and heavy metals from agricultural soils of contrasting organic matter management by Shi, Pu, Schulin, Rainer

“…Water erosion on agricultural land preferentially carries away fine particles. Due to the generally high specific density of sorption sites of these particles,…”
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Zinc and its importance for human health: An integrative review by Roohani, Nazanin, Hurrell, Richard, Kelishadi, Roya, Schulin, Rainer

“…Since its first discovery in an Iranian male in 1961, zinc deficiency in humans is now known to be an important malnutrition problem world-wide. It is more…”
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Critical Assessment of Chelant-Enhanced Metal Phytoextraction by Nowack, Bernd, Schulin, Rainer, Robinson, Brett H

“…Chelant-enhanced phytoextraction has received a lot of attention in the past decade. In theory, this technique could cleanse metal polluted soils by…”
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Global investigation of impacts of PET methods on simulating crop-water relations for maize by Liu, Wenfeng, Yang, Hong, Folberth, Christian, Wang, Xiuying, Luo, Qunying, Schulin, Rainer

“…•We simulate crop-water relations for maize on a global scale.•We compare uncertainties derived from different PET methods on the relations.•Uncertainties are…”
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Uptake and Transformation of Methylated and Inorganic Antimony in Plants by Ji, Ying, Mestrot, Adrien, Schulin, Rainer, Tandy, Susan

“…Used as a hardening agent in lead bullets, antimony (Sb) has become a major contaminant in shooting range soils of some countries including Switzerland. Soil…”
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Dissolution and transformation of cerium oxide nanoparticles in plant growth media by Schwabe, Franziska, Schulin, Rainer, Rupper, Patrick, Rotzetter, Aline, Stark, Wendelin, Nowack, Bernd

“…From environmental modeling of engineered nanomaterial (ENM) release, it is clear that ENMs will enter soils, where they interact with soil compounds as well…”
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Zn uptake, translocation and grain Zn loading in rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes selected for Zn deficiency tolerance and high grain Zn by Impa, Somayanda M, Morete, Mark J, Ismail, Abdelbagi M, Schulin, Rainer, Johnson-Beebout, Sarah E

“…Zn deficiency is a widespread problem in rice (Oryza sativa L.) grown under flooded conditions, limiting growth and grain Zn accumulation. Genotypes with Zn…”
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Mapping of human health risks arising from soil nickel and mercury contamination by Yeganeh, Mojgan, Afyuni, Majid, Khoshgoftarmanesh, Amir-Hosein, Khodakarami, Loghman, Amini, Manouchehr, Soffyanian, Ali-Reza, Schulin, Rainer

“…► Importance of considering health risks instead of only concentration. ► Importance of continuous maps of risks for proper understanding and management. ►…”
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Metals pollution and human bioaccessibility of topsoils in Grugliasco (Italy) by Poggio, Laura, Vrščaj, Borut, Schulin, Rainer, Hepperle, Erwin, Ajmone Marsan, Franco

“…Polluted soils can present a significant health risk especially in an urban environment. Most current legislation and health risk frameworks are based on…”
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Regionalization of a large-scale crop growth model for sub-Saharan Africa: Model setup, evaluation, and estimation of maize yields by Folberth, Christian, Gaiser, Thomas, Abbaspour, Karim C., Schulin, Rainer, Yang, Hong

“…► Maize farming in sub-Saharan Africa is simulated with different crop model setups. ► Planting dates are estimated using different time steps and seasonal…”
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Removal of Heavy Metals from Mine Waters by Natural Zeolites by Wingenfelder, Ulla, Hansen, Carsten, Furrer, Gerhard, Schulin, Rainer

“…In this study, we investigated the removal of Fe, Pb, Cd, and Zn from synthetic mine waters by a natural zeolite. The emphasis was given to the zeolite's…”
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The influence of EDDS on the uptake of heavy metals in hydroponically grown sunflowers by Tandy, Susan, Schulin, Rainer, Nowack, Bernd

“…Phytoextraction is an environmentally friendly in situ technique for cleaning up metal contaminated land. Unfortunately, efficient metal uptake by remediation…”
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Integrative Crop‐Soil‐Management Modeling to Assess Global Phosphorus Losses from Major Crop Cultivations by Liu, Wenfeng, Yang, Hong, Ciais, Philippe, Stamm, Christian, Zhao, Xu, Williams, Jimmy R., Abbaspour, Karim C., Schulin, Rainer

“…Fertilization, crop uptake followed by plant harvest, runoff and erosion, and transformations of phosphorus (P) in soil are the major factors influencing the P…”
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Lignite Reduces the Solubility and Plant Uptake of Cadmium in Pasturelands by Simmler, Michael, Ciadamidaro, Lisa, Schulin, Rainer, Madejón, Paula, Reiser, René, Clucas, Lynne, Weber, Paul, Robinson, Brett

“…Repeated application of Cd-rich phosphate fertilizers can lead to the accumulation of this nonessential element in soil. This can result in increased plant…”
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Alleviation of antimonate (SbV) toxicity in maize by silicon (Si) by Vaculíková, Miroslava, Vaculík, Marek, Tandy, Susan, Luxová, Miroslava, Schulin, Rainer

“…•Antimonate did not influence root biomass but retarded root growth and architecture.•Si mitigated the negative Sb effect on root morphology and enhanced root…”
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Metal Accumulation and Biomass Production in Young Afforestations Established on Soil Contaminated by Heavy Metals by Günthardt-Goerg, Madeleine Silvia, Vollenweider, Pierre, Schulin, Rainer

“…The restoration of forest ecosystems on metal-contaminated sites can be achieved whilst producing valuable plant biomass. Here, we investigated the metal…”
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Green manure addition to soil increases grain zinc concentration in bread wheat by Aghili, Forough, Gamper, Hannes A, Eikenberg, Jost, Khoshgoftarmanesh, Amir H, Afyuni, Majid, Schulin, Rainer, Jansa, Jan, Frossard, Emmanuel

“…Zinc (Zn) deficiency is a major problem for many people living on wheat-based diets. Here, we explored whether addition of green manure of red clover and…”
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Effects of ecological and conventional agricultural intensification practices on maize yields in sub-Saharan Africa under potential climate change by Folberth, Christian, Yang, Hong, Gaiser, Thomas, Liu, Junguo, Wang, Xiuying, Williams, Jimmy, Schulin, Rainer

“…Much of Africa is among the world's regions with lowest yields in staple food crops, and climate change is expected to make it more difficult to catch up in…”
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Extraction of Heavy Metals from Soils Using Biodegradable Chelating Agents by Tandy, Susan, Bossart, Karin, Mueller, Roland, Ritschel, Jens, Hauser, Lukas, Schulin, Rainer, Nowack, Bernd

“…Metal pollution of soils is widespread across the globe, and the clean up of these soils is a difficult task. One possible remediation technique is ex-situ…”
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A Critical View of Current State of Phytotechnologies to Remediate Soils : Still a Promising Tool? by Schulin, Rainer, Evangelou, Michael W. H., Robinson, Brett H., Conesa, Héctor M.

“…Phytotechnologies are often shown as an emerging tool to remediate contaminated soils. Research in this field has resulted in many important findings relating…”
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