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Selected Soil-Related Papers from the First Joint Meeting on Soil and Plant System Sciences (SPSS 2019)——“Natural and Human-induced Impacts on the Critical Zone and Food Production”

A special issue of Soil Systems (ISSN 2571-8789).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 6170

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Claudio Zaccone

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Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy
Interests: biogeochemical cycles; trace elements; SOM fractionation; humification; peatlands
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Dr. Eleonora Grilli

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Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Science and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy
Interests: volcanic soils; pedotechnologies; environmental restoration; anthropogenic soils
Dr. Erika Di Iorio

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Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
Interests: iron oxides; soil diffuse reflectance spectroscopy; nanoparticles; soil development
Prof. Dr. Teodoro Miano

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Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70121 Bari, Italy
Interests: soil fertility; plant nutrition; plant biostimulants; fertilizers; pesticides
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Editorial Board and Guest Editors, Soil Systems is very pleased to announce the Call for papers for a Special Issue that will comprise selected, extended soil-related papers presented during the First Joint Meeting on Soil and Plant System Sciences (SPSS 2019) “Natural and Human-induced Impacts on the Critical Zone and Food Production” held on 23–26 September 2019 at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute (CIHEAM) in Valenzano, Italy (https://spss2019.azuleon.org/).

Contributors are welcome to submit original research, method, opinion, and review articles related to the topics covered during this international meeting, including (i) natural and agricultural soil systems, (ii) soil pollution and food safety, (iii) organic amendments and soil quality, and (iv) frontiers in soil sciences.

Papers selected for this Special Issue will be subjected to a rigorous peer-review procedure with the aim of rapid and wide dissemination of research results, developments, and applications.

Prof. Claudio Zaccone
Dr. Eleonora Grilli
Dr. Erika Di Iorio
Prof. Teodoro Miano
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Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Soil Systems is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

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Soil Organic Carbon Stabilization: Influence of Tillage on Mineralogical and Chemical Parameters
by Francesco De Mastro, Andreina Traversa, Claudio Cocozza, Mauro Pallara and Gennaro Brunetti
Soil Syst. 2020, 4(3), 58; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/soilsystems4030058 - 22 Sep 2020
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The interaction of organic carbon (OC) with clay minerals and amorphous iron and aluminum oxides, especially in the finest soil fractions (<20 μm), represents a good method for its stabilization, and different tillage practices can improve or reduce the persistence of OC in [...] Read more.
The interaction of organic carbon (OC) with clay minerals and amorphous iron and aluminum oxides, especially in the finest soil fractions (<20 μm), represents a good method for its stabilization, and different tillage practices can improve or reduce the persistence of OC in soils. This study investigates the effects of conventional (CT) and no (NT) tillage and soil depth (0–30, 30–60, and 60–90 cm) on the soil organic carbon (SOC) in four soil size fractions and its interactions with clay minerals and amorphous oxides. To identify the mineralogical composition of the four soil size fractions isolated from each soil, the X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) technique was used with near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, while the X-ray fluorescence (XRF) technique was used to determine the chemical composition of soil fractions. The higher OC content found in the finest soil fraction is related to its higher content of clay minerals and amorphous oxides. The SOC content is similar among CT and NT treatments as well as the mineralogical composition and the amount of amorphous oxides, suggesting that more than ten years of different tillage did not influence those parameters. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Soil-Related Papers from the First Joint Meeting on Soil and Plant System Sciences (SPSS 2019)——“Natural and Human-induced Impacts on the Critical Zone and Food Production”)
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A Comparison among Synthetic Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs) as Effective Adsorbents of Inorganic Arsenic from Contaminated Soil–Water Systems
by Massimo Pigna, Antonio Violante and Antonio Giandonato Caporale
Soil Syst. 2020, 4(2), 37; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/soilsystems4020037 - 26 Jun 2020
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The need for cost-effective adsorbents of inorganic arsenic (As(III) and As(V)) stimulates the academia to synthesize and test novel materials that can be profitably applied at large-scale in most affected areas worldwide. In this study, four different layered double hydroxides (Cu-Al-, Mg-Al-, Mg-Fe- [...] Read more.
The need for cost-effective adsorbents of inorganic arsenic (As(III) and As(V)) stimulates the academia to synthesize and test novel materials that can be profitably applied at large-scale in most affected areas worldwide. In this study, four different layered double hydroxides (Cu-Al-, Mg-Al-, Mg-Fe- and Zn-Al-LDH), previously synthesized and studied for As(III) removal capacity, were evaluated as potential adsorbents of As(V) from contaminated systems, in absence or presence of common inorganic anions (Cl−, F−, SO42−, HCO3− and H2PO4−). The As(V) desorption by H2PO4− was also assessed. Lastly, the As(V) adsorption capacities of the four layered double hydroxides (LDHs) were compared with those observed with As(III) in a complementary paper. All the LDHs adsorbed higher amounts of As(V) than As(III). Fe-Mg-LDH and Cu-Al-LDH showed higher adsorption capacities in comparison to Mg-Al-LDH and Zn-Al-LDH. The presence of competing anions inhibited the adsorption of two toxic anions according to the sequence: Cl− < F− < SO42− < HCO3− < < H2PO4−, in particular on Mg-Al-LDH and Zn-Al-LDH. The kinetics of As(V) desorption by H2PO4− indicated a higher occurrence of more easily desorbable As(V) on Zn-Al-LDH vs. Cu-Al-LDH. In conclusion, synthetic Cu- and Fe-based LDHs can be good candidates for an efficient removal of inorganic As, however, further studies are necessary to prove their real feasibility and safety. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Soil-Related Papers from the First Joint Meeting on Soil and Plant System Sciences (SPSS 2019)——“Natural and Human-induced Impacts on the Critical Zone and Food Production”)
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