Scientists develop faster method for testing soils around oil spills.

By Abbaspour, Ali Kalbasi, Mahmoud; Hajrasuliha, Shapoor; Golchin, Ahmad Bioavailability and mobility of heavy metals (HMs) in soils are determined by their partitioning between solution and solid-phase and their further redistribution among solid-phase components.

By Luo, Chun-Ling Shen, Zhen-Guo; Li, Xiang-Dong Using pot experiments, the effect of the application of the biodegradable chelating agent S,S-ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid (EDDS) in hot solutions at 90[degrees]C on the uptake of Cu, Pb, Zn, and Cd by corn (Zea mays L. cv. Nongda No.

By Coker, Craig SOIL CLEAN-UP STRATEGIES With close to 300,000 sites nationwide in need of clean-up over the next 30 years, composting is among the remediation technologies being put to use.

By Ackland, Leigh The key to reclaiming soils contaminated by heavy metals could rest with a common humble organism. Leigh Ackland puts the mycorrhizal fungus under the microscope.