Potential for nutrient contribution from litter in a seasonally dry forest by José Fredson Bezerra Lopes, Eunice Maia Andrade, Lindbergue Araújo Crisóstomo, Meilla Marielle Araújo Rodrigues

“…The nutrient with the greatest contribution to the system from the litter was Nitrogen, followed by K and P. The highest N content occurred at the beginning of the experiment. …”
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Fish active packaging with ZnO/Fe-MMT nanoparticles by Kaveh Rahmanifarah, Mehdi Mahmoudian, Somayeh Mahmoudi Eskandarabadi

“…The highest recorded increase in volatile nitrogen, which indicates spoilage in fish fillets, was 9.45 mg 100 g−1, well below the spoilage limit of 25 mg 100 g−1. …”
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Sharing soil knowledge of the Congolese coastal plains within international research partnerships by Lydie-Stella Koutika

“…This mini-review investigates forest and agroforestry systems, focusing on soil knowledge, especially regarding the introduction of nitrogen-fixing species (NFS). Increased carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) stocks, enhanced phosphorus (P) and sulphur (S) dynamics, and the structure and diversity of bacterial and fungal composition are reported. …”
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Optimization of Bioslurry-Available Plant Nutrients Using T. brownii and Acanthaceae spp. Biocatalysts by Bakari A. Chaka, Aloys M. Osano, Justin K. Maghanga, Martin M. Magu

“…T. brownii additives significantly increased the levels of lime content, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, total phosphorus, phosphoric acid, sulfur, and soluble silicic acid. …”
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Regeneration of Mature Norway Spruce Stands: Early Effects of Selective Cutting and Clear Cutting on Seepage Water Quality and Soil Fertility by Wendelin Weis, Christian Huber, Axel Gattlein

“…This effect is less obvious at sites where a dense ground vegetation, which is able to take up excess nitrogen, exists.…”
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Adsorption of Textile Dyes on to Activated Carbons Synthesized from Solid Waste: Decolourizing Power in Relation to Surface Properties by E.A. El-Sharkawy

“…Powdered wood of Eucalyptus rostrata (Myrtaceae family) obtained as a solid waste was carbonized at 873 K in a nitrogen flow. The resulting products were activated with steam (CS), zinc chloride (CZ) and phosphoric acid (CA) to obtain three series of activated carbon. …”
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INFLUENCE OF TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS ON THE STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF CASTINGS OF HIGH-MANGANESE STEEL by A. I. Garost

“…The influence of addition elements of nitrogen on the structure, mechanical and exploitation characteristics is studied.…”
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Soil total carbon as a key factor affects soil biota attributes in plant mixtures over time: A meta-analysis by Huiling Zhang, Jinshan Cai, Xu Yang, Jing Huang, Xuan Zhou, Dima Chen

“…The response of above- and belowground biomass, total biomass, the ratio of carbon to nitrogen, and pH showed positive relationships with most specific microbial attributes, while mean annual precipitation, mean annual temperature, and the response of soil total nitrogen and NO3–-N showed negative relationships with them in response to plant mixtures. …”
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Evaluation of Elemental and Chemical Compositions of Some Fuelwood Species for Energy Value by A. M. Dadile, O. A. Sotannde, B. D. Zira, M. Garba, I. Yakubu

“…Meanwhile, the addition of 5% and 10% bark reduces carbon content of wood by 1.25% and 2.74%, respectively. Nitrogen content ranged from 0.31% in A. leiocarpus to 1.00% in A. sieberiana. …”
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Sediment organic carbon stocks in tropical lakes and its implication for sustainable lake management by T.R. Soeprobowti, N.D. Takarina, P.S. Komala, L. Subehi, M. Wojewódka-Przybył, J. Jumari, R. Nastuti

“…Bulk density and total nitrogen content were analyzed, and the percentage of organic carbon was calculated from the loss of ignition. …”
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Impacts of tropical climate on outdoor treatment of anaerobically digested sanitary wastewater using native microalgae by Gabriela Santos Cardozo, Graziele Ruas, Fabiana Alves Fiore, Gustavo Henrique Ribeiro Silva

“…During summer, the treatment of anaerobically digested sanitary wastewater from UAF achieved 76 ± 3 % and 84 ± 1.2 % phosphorus and nitrogen removal, respectively, while the treatment of anaerobically digested sanitary wastewater from ABR achieved 83 ± 4 % and 85 ± 3 % phosphorus and nitrogen removal, respectively. …”
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Sediment organic carbon stocks in tropical lakes and its implication for sustainable lake management by T.R. Soeprobowti, N.D. Takarina, P.S. Komala, L. Subehi, M. Wojewódka-Przybył, J. Jumari, R. Nastuti

“…Bulk density and total nitrogen content were analyzed, and the percentage of organic carbon was calculated from the loss of ignition. …”
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Study on the Calibration Transfer of Soil Nutrient Concentration from the Hyperspectral Camera to the Normal Spectrometer by Xue-Ying Li, Guo-xing Ren, Ping-Ping Fan, Yan Liu, Zhong-Liang Sun, Guang-Li Hou, Mei-Rong Lv

“…The spectral data of normal spectrometer and hyperspectral camera and the concentration of total carbon and nitrogen were obtained. And then, the models of soil total carbon and nitrogen content were established by using the spectral data of a normal spectrometer. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of PkNRT Gene Family in Korean Pine (<i>Pinus koraiensis</i>) by Xinyu Zhao, Haibo Wu, Boyang Li, Pengyang Wang, Peng Zhang, Hailong Shen, Jianfei Yang

“…The utilization of nitrogen (N) is crucial for the optimal growth and development of plants. …”
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Banana plant waste composting through microbial inoculation and its performance in spinach by Likhesh Kumar Verma, Kishan Kumar Raj, Dippal, Safina Ismail, Tapas Chowdhury, Ravindra Soni

“…Results: The results revealed an increasing concentration of nitrogen (1.73%), phosphorus (0.369%) and potassium (2.621%) in treatment T3 (banana plant waste + P. aeruginosa) which were significantly higher as compared to other treatments. …”
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Soil microbial community and influencing factors of different vegetation restoration types in a typical agricultural pastoral ecotone by Pei Huang, Pei Huang, Pei Huang, Hanyu Shi, Hanyu Shi, Lina Jiang, Duoping Zhu, Duoping Zhu, Zefeng Zhou, Zhenhong Hou, Xingyu Ma, Xingyu Ma

“…Microbial network complexity increased with soil carbon and nitrogen. P. tomentosa is suitable for planting in the agricultural pastoral ecotone of Zhangjiakou, because of its high soil carbon, nitrogen and microbial network complexity. …”
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Effects of Soil and Water Conservation Practices and Slope Gradient on Selected Soil Physicochemical Properties in Ejersa Watershed, Toke Kutaye District, Ethiopia by Negesu Kebede, Alemayehu Negassa

“…Soil pH, electrical conductivity, moisture, total nitrogen, and available phosphorus were significantly different (p<0.01) between treated and untreated plots and among the slope classes. …”
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Observations of the Ultraviolet-bright Star III-60 in the Globular Cluster NGC 6723 by William V. Dixon

“…Its helium, carbon, and nitrogen abundances suggest that it is following an evolutionary path similar to that of the low-carbon, intermediate helium-rich hot subdwarfs.…”
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Numerical Simulations of Chemical-Assisted Steam Flooding in Offshore Heavy Oil Reservoirs after Water Flooding by Wei Zheng, Tingen Fan, Xianhong Tan, Weidong Jiang, Taichao Wang, Haojun Xie

“…Considering the economic benefit, it is significant to optimize the CASF parameters, such as foaming agent concentration, the size of nitrogen foam slug, and the number of chemical injection round.…”
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Phenol biodegradation by bacterial strain O-CH1 isolated from seashore by M. Samimi, M. Shahriari Moghadam

“…The optimum operating conditions for phenol removal were determined in pH value of 8, temperature of 35 ˚C, carbon to nitrogen ratio of 100:30 (g/L) and salinity of 35 (g/L). …”
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