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General News<\/p>\n
WORLD SOIL DAY, 5 December 2018<\/p>\n
Are you ready to \u2018Be the solution to soil pollution\u2019?<\/p>\n
#StopSoilPollution is at the heart of the Global Soil Partnership\u2019s mandate as demonstrated by the Global Symposium on Soil Pollution. We work to ensure that people have safe and nutritious food to ensure active and healthy life without endangering essential ecosystems services.<\/p>\n
Read more:\u00a0http:\/\/www.fao.org\/world-soil-day\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Use the\u00a0WSD\u00a0communication toolkit!<\/p>\n Create buzz around\u00a0WSD!\u00a0FAO\u00a0have prepared a range of stunning communication materials in several languages \u2013 posters, infographics, cards, event banners, social media graphics, t-shirts, animations and the\u00a0WSD\u00a0logo in various languages\u2026<\/p>\n Download the materials from:\u00a0http:\/\/www.fao.org\/world-soil-day\/campaign-materials\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Add your event on the\u00a0WSD\u00a0interactive map!<\/p>\n Why not set up a meeting with farmers on sustainable soil management, or organize a soil clean-up, a soil science lab experiment, a visit to a soil museum, or even a soil sampling contest? Organize a World Soil Day (WSD) event and register it on the map. Spread the word, and let us know if you need help. And do share your success by sending photos of the event to\u00a0FAO.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0http:\/\/www.fao.org\/world-soil-day\/worldwide-events\/en\/ <\/p>\n Help translate the\u00a0WSD\u00a0logo in your language!<\/p>\n Have you checked whether the\u00a0WSD\u00a0logo is available in your local language? If not, send us the translation and our team will prepare a high quality logo version, which will be shared on our website.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0http:\/\/www.fao.org\/world-soil-day\/wsd-logo\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n [From: The Global Soil Partnership \u2013 Special announcement No. 10, 17 October 2018]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Take part in a survey about soil organic carbon management (SOC)<\/p>\n The\u00a0CIRCASA\u00a0Project Team would like to ask for your views on the role of Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) management for climate change mitigation and sustainable development.<\/p>\n The survey is part of the H2020\u00a0CIRCASA\u00a0project (https:\/\/www.circasa-project.eu\/<\/a>). The aim of\u00a0CIRCASA\u00a0is to improve international research cooperation and strengthen the international research community in the field of soil carbon sequestration in agricultural soils at European Union and global levels. To support this aim a Strategic Research Agenda is being co-designed with stakeholders. With this survey, the organisers would like to learn more about stakeholders\u2019 perceptions on the role of Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) management for climate change mitigation and sustainable development. It will take about 30 minutes to complete the survey.<\/p>\n Access the survey:\u00a0https:\/\/polls.ecologic.eu\/index.php\/791211?lang=en<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Mysterious \u2018Alien Soil\u2019 Growing Deep Underground<\/p>\n Almost a third of a mile underground, in the dark, damp vaults of the vast Frasassi cave system in central Italy, curious patterns appear on the walls. Stretching for miles, the designs are slimy to the touch, similar to the consistency of wet clay. \u201cThe most simple phrase I can think of [to describe them] would be alien soil,\u201d says Jennifer Macalady, an associate professor of geosciences at Penn State University. These mysterious formations are known as biovermiculations, a term that describes their worm-like shapes. They can be found not only in caves, but basically anywhere that\u2019s dark, moist, and underground\u2014mines, sewers, even your basement. They\u2019re visually distinctive for the repetitive patterns they form: centimeter-wide lines that branch into labyrinthine configurations that sometimes resemble the folds of a human brain.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0https:\/\/www.sciencefriday.com\/articles\/the-mysterious-alien-soil-growing-deep-underground\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Life Under a Rock: Bacteria in Extreme Environments<\/p>\n How long does it take hypolithic cyanobacteria communities to grow? And do cyanobacteria grow differently in different deserts? High school science teacher Michael R. Wing set out to answer those questions as the leader of the Worldwide Artificial Hypoliths Project. Teaching material for Grade Level 9-12; 15 min \u2013 1 hr, activity type: data analysis, ecology, microbiology<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0https:\/\/www.sciencefriday.com\/educational-resources\/life-hidden-beneath-the-rocks\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Enhanced greenhouse gas production potential from urban wetland soils<\/p>\n Tidal wetlands in close proximity to urban centers receive significant anthropogenic inputs from surface runoff, sewage overflow, and treated wastewater. While wetlands are important in global carbon dynamics due to large carbon soil pool, this benefit is offset by potential methane and nitrous oxide emissions effluxes from these low-oxygen ecosystems. How soluble carbon and nitrogen pollution, typical of anthropogenic inputs, will impact wetland greenhouse gas production rates is unclear. In a paper recently published in the Soil Science Society of America Journal, researchers investigate the impact acetate and inorganic nitrogen additions had upon carbon dioxide and methane production in a series of laboratory incubation experiments with wetland soils of varied salinities. Experiments demonstrated that acetate additions, not inorganic nitrogen additions enhanced both carbon dioxide and methane production rates from all soils.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0https:\/\/dl.sciencesocieties.org\/content\/Enhanced-Greenhouse-Gas-Production-Potential-from-Urban-Wetland-Soils<\/a><\/p>\n [From:\u00a0ASA-CSSA-SSSA\u00a0Science Policy Report: 45, 17 October 2018]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Some plants nurture soil bacteria that keep them healthy<\/p>\n The bacteria which inhabit human beings, particularly the guts of those beings, have been found in recent years to be important for fending off disease. That something similar happens in other animal species is doubtless true as well. But work by Seon-Woo Lee at Dong-A University and Jihyun Kim at Yonsei University, both in South Korea, suggests that it is not only animals which benefit from such bacterial shielding, but plants do too. In their study, a soil bacterium known as\u00a0TRM\u00a0appeared to provide protection for 40 percent of the tomato plants grown. These results suggest that plant wilt may be tackled by applying certain bacteria or chemicals to soil.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0https:\/\/www.economist.com\/science-and-technology\/2018\/10\/11\/some-plants-nurture-soil-bacteria-that-keep-them-healthy<\/a><\/p>\n [From:\u00a0ASA-CSSA-SSSA\u00a0Science Policy Report: 45, 17 October 2018]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stories from the soil<\/p>\n Soil health is a hot topic, and for good reason. Soils are one of our most vital resources and we must give them the attention they deserve. The goal of Stories From The Soil is to advance the collaborative and innovative soil health efforts occurring across the United States by sharing the soil management practices of leading growers, researchers, and land stewards. There has been tremendous progress in recent years in better understanding the importance of soil health practices to provide agricultural and horticultural productivity and sustainability. Follow along as we tell these stories and learn more about the soil beneath our feet.<\/p>\n [From:\u00a0ASA-CSSA-SSSA\u00a0Science Policy Report, 3 October 2018]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Conferences, Meetings and Workshops<\/p>\n 2019<\/p>\n International Scientific Conference \u201cXXII Dokuchaev Conference for Young Scientists\u201d<\/p>\n 25 February \u2013 1 March, 2019, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. The organizing committee of the International Scientific Conference \u201cXXII Dokuchaev Conference for Young Scientists\u201d \u00abSoil as the System of Functional Connections in Nature\u00bb invites you to take part in the conference. Participants of the conference can be students, post-graduate students and young scientists under 35 years old.<\/p>\n Deadline for application for participation as a speaker: October 31, 2018<\/p>\n Abstracts should be uploaded before December 20, 2018<\/p>\n Website:\u00a0http:\/\/www.dokuchaevskie.ru\/?lang=en<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n EGU\u00a0General Assembly 2019<\/p>\n April 7\u201312, 2019, Vienna, Austria. The\u00a0EGU\u00a0General Assembly 2019 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. The\u00a0EGU\u00a0aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience.<\/p>\n Abstract submission: 22 October 2018 \u2013 10 January 2019<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0https:\/\/www.egu2019.eu\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n AquaConSoil 2019 \u2013 Sustainable use and management of soil, sediment and water resources<\/p>\n May 20-24, 2019, Antwerp, Belgium. AquaConSoil2019 will take place in the cultural capital of Flanders. Antwerp is both a bustling industrial port city and an outstanding historic centre for Belgian craftwork and artistry. It will host delegates from research institutes and universities, governmental and consultant organisations and from industry. AquaConSoil is organized by Deltares, in cooperation with a Flemish consortium under the lead of\u00a0VITO\u00a0\/\u00a0VLAKWA\u00a0and\u00a0OVAM.<\/p>\n Deadline for abstract submission: Nov. 15, 2018<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0www.aquaconsoil.org<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Spring school on mapping and assessment of soils<\/p>\n 20 \u2013 24 May 2019, Wageningen Campus, the Netherlands. Are you interested in improving your skills in digital soil mapping, geostatistics and R environment for statistical computing? Are you interested in a better understanding of soils and their assessment? If so, the spring school courses are a good choice for you.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0http:\/\/www.isric.org\/utilise\/capacity-building\/springschool<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 30th Congress of Soil Science Society of Poland \u2018Soil \u2013 Source of Life\u2019<\/p>\n September 2-7, 2019, Lublin, Poland<\/p>\n The 30th Congress of the Polish Soil Science Society will be organized under the slogan \u201cSoil is the source of life\u201d. The main organizer of the Congress is Maria Curie-Sk\u0142odowska University in Lublin, with the participation of the Board of the Polish Soil Science Society, Lublin University of Life Sciences, Institute of Agrophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Lublin, Institute of Cultivation, Fertilization and Soil Science \u2013 State Research Institute in Pu\u0142awy, Roztocze National Park and Polesie National Park.<\/p>\n First announcement:\u00a0http:\/\/www.soilcongress2019.umcs.pl\/images\/docs\/announcement_1.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n Website:\u00a0http:\/\/soilcongress2019.umcs.pl<\/a><\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0soilcongress@umcs.pl<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 9th\u00a0ESSC\u00a0International Congress on \u2018Soil\u2019s Contribution to People: from Food to Life supporting Services\u2019<\/p>\n September 26-28, 2019, Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania. On behalf of the\u00a0ESSC\u00a0(European Society for Soil Conservation) and the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to attend the 9th\u00a0ESSC\u00a0International Congress on \u2018Soil\u2019s Contribution to People: from Food to Life supporting Services\u2019. The objective is to stimulate reflections on the importance of soil resources on man\u2019s existence and as a source of food and life supporting services.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0https:\/\/www.iuss.org\/media\/1st_circular_letter_essc_2019_tirana_congress_invitation.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n New publications<\/p>\n Soil Amendments for Sustainability: Challenges and Perspectives<\/p>\n 1st Edition edited by Amitava Rakshit, Binoy Sarkar, Purushothaman Abhilash. Published September 13, 2018 by\u00a0CRC\u00a0Press, 404 pages, 20 color & 118 B\/W illustrations,\u00a0ISBN\u00a09780815370772, price hardback\u00a0GBP\u00a0115.00, price e-book (VitalSource):\u00a0GBP\u00a035.99.<\/p>\n This book focuses on the pros and cons of amendment materials to restore the functioning of soil resources. It presents a holistic overview on affected land revitalization, clean up and revegetation using these amendments that could be implemented in the long term management of the soil-plant-atmosphere-animal continuum.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0https:\/\/www.crcpress.com\/Soil-Amendments-for-Sustainability-Challenges-and-Perspectives\/Rakshit-Sarkar-Abhilashis\/p\/book\/9780815370772f<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Global Soil Security: Towards More Science-Society Interfaces<\/p>\n 1st Edition edited by Anne Richer de Forges, Florence Carr\u00e9, Alex B. McBratney, Johan Bouma, Dominique Arrouays. Published September 21, 2018 by\u00a0CRC\u00a0Press, 138 pages,\u00a0ISBN\u00a09781138093058, price hardback\u00a0GBP\u00a0115.00, price e-book (VitalSource):\u00a0GBP\u00a035.99.<\/p>\n Global Soil Security: Towards More Science-Society Interfaces<\/i>\u00a0contains contributions presented at the 2nd Global Soil Security conference, held 5-6 December 2016 in Paris. These chapters focus on how to achieve soil security. This involves scientific, economic, industrial and political engagement to inform soil-users, policy makers and citizens with the objective of implementing appropriate actions. The contributions to this book address the five dimensions of soil security, namely: capability, condition, capital, connectivity and codification.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0https:\/\/www.crcpress.com\/Global-Soil-Security-Soil-Science-Society-Interfaces-Proceedings-of-the\/Arrouays-Carre-Forges-McBratney\/p\/book\/9781138093058<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Engineering Practices for Management of Soil Salinity \u2013 Agricultural, Physiological, and Adaptive Approaches<\/p>\n 1st Edition edited by S. K. Gupta, Megh R. Goyal, Anshuman Singh, Published by Apple Academic Press on 27 September 2018, 420 pages | 13 Color Illus. | 25 B\/W Illus.,\u00a0ISBN: 978-1-77188-676-5, price hardback\u00a0GBP\u00a0111.20. Abiotic stresses are known to adversely impact agricultural productivity on millions of hectares globally, and it is projected that these problems are likely to increase, primarily due to anthropogenic interventions as well as climatic changes. Understanding abiotic stresses\u2014especially salt stress on soil\u2014calls for an interdisciplinary approach because salt-stressed soils need hydro-technical, chemical, and agronomic interventions as well as an understanding of plant response when exposed to these stresses. This volume explores and conveys the latest information on emerging technologies in the management of abiotic salt stress and their field applications.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Engineering-Practices-for-Management-of-Soil-Salinity-Agricultural-Physiological\/Gupta-Goyal-Singh\/p\/book\/9781771886765<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nickel in Soils and Plants<\/p>\n Edited by Christos Tsadilas, J\u00f6rg Rinklebe, Magdi Selim. 1st Edition published by\u00a0CRC\u00a0Press in September 2018, 391 pages | 8 Color Illus. | 59 B\/W Illus.,\u00a0ISBN: 978-1-49-877460-4,\u00a0ISBN\u00a0ebook: 978-1-31-515466-4, price hardback:\u00a0GBP\u00a0116.00, price ebook (VitalSource):\u00a0GBP\u00a072.50.<\/p>\n Nickel (Ni), the fifth common element on the earth is widespread in the environment. Recently Ni has been proved essential for normal growth of many organisms, and at the same time Ni can become toxic to organisms when high in concentration. In several parts of the world, high Ni concentrations are causing serious environmental impacts. This book will be the first to discuss the problems related to Ni presence and raise the need for full investigation and more efforts to support this goal. It will present the recent advances in research on Ni nutrition of plants, Ni contamination of the environment\u2014that is, soils, waters and plants\u2014and methods of remediation.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Nickel-in-Soils-and-Plants\/Tsadilas-Rinklebe-Selim\/p\/book\/9781498774604<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Novel Bioremediation Processes for Treatment of Seleniferous Soils and Sediment<\/p>\n By Shrutika Laxmikant Wadgaonkar. 1st Edition published by\u00a0CRC\u00a0Press on 17 October 2018. 214 pages,\u00a0ISBN: 978-1-13-838480-4, price paperback\u00a0GBP\u00a053.59.<\/p>\n The aim of this Ph.D. was to develop a technology for the remediation of seleniferous soils\/sediments and to explore microbial reduction of selenium oxyanions under different respiration conditions and bioreactor configurations. Seleniferous soil collected from the wheat-grown agricultural land in Punjab (India) was characterized and its soil washing was optimized by varying parameters, where addition of oxidizing agents showed maximum selenium removal efficiency. Aquatic plants,\u00a0Lemna minor<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Egeria densa<\/i>\u00a0were used to study phytoremediation of the selenium-rich soil leachate containing oxidizing agents.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Novel-Bioremediation-Processes-for-Treatment-of-Seleniferous-Soils-and\/Wadgaonkar\/p\/book\/9781138384804<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Climate Change Impacts on Soil Processes and Ecosystem Properties, Volume 35<\/p>\n Edited by: William Horwath, Yakov Kuzyakov. 1st Edition published by Elsevier on 18 October 2018, 236 pages, Hardcover\u00a0ISBN: 9780444638656, Paperback\u00a0ISBN: 9780444639509, eBook\u00a0ISBN: 9780444638687, price ebook:\u00a0EUR\u00a0166.90.<\/p>\n Climate Change Impacts on Soil Processes and Ecosystem Properties, Volume 35, presents current and emerging soil science research in the areas of soil processes and climate change, while also evaluating future research needs. The book combines the five areas of soil science (microbiology, physics, fertility, pedology and chemistry) to give a comprehensive assessment. This integration of topics is rarely done in a single publication due to the disciplinary nature of the soil science areas. Users will find it to be a comprehensive resource on the topic.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/books\/climate-change-impacts-on-soil-processes-and-ecosystem-properties\/horwath\/978-0-444-63865-6<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Compactaciones naturales y antr\u00f3picas en suelos argentinos (Natural and anthropogenic compactions in soils of Argentina)<\/p>\n By Perla A. Imbellone and Carina R. \u00c1lvarez (Eds.) Asociaci\u00f3n Argentina de la Ciencia del Suelo. Buenos Aires. 2018.\u00a0ISBN\u00a0978-987-46870-1-2. In Spanish, with abstracts in English. 547 p.<\/p>\n This book deals with the genesis and properties of natural and anthropogenic pans from different regions of Argentina. It is divided into two parts: the first one includes an introductory chapter about the different types of hardening and the characteristics and implications of pans with a special reference to fragipans. These pans are also discussed in three study cases in the provinces of Buenos Aires, C\u00f3rdoba (Pampean Region) and Chaco (Northeast). Compact layers in a semiarid region (Catamarca) and stone-lines in subtropical soils (Misiones) are also included. The chapters describe the soil formation factors, morphological, physical and chemical properties and the processes leading to hardening, as well as the implications for land use. The second part includes twelve chapters describing anthropogenic surface and subsurface densifications induced by conventional and no tillage farming and cattle trampling. Density, porosity, strength, macro- and microstructure and biosensors (roots) are some of the indicators discussed to evaluate densification. 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