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Exploring Sources of Heavy Metals in Aerosol in Southeast Tibetan Plateau
Recently, researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) investigated the elemental composition and sources of total suspended particles (TSP) and determined the concentrations of total and acid-soluble elements in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau (...
2022-09-23 -
Microbially-induced Carbonate Precipitation Can Improve Coarse-grained Salty Soil
Recently, a research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted a series of tests to investigate the effect of chloride salt on urea hydrolysis in MICP and the effect of MICP on the engineering and mechanical properties of coarse-grained soils cont...
2022-09-16 -
Chinese Researchers Reveal Yak Adaptation Secrets
Chinese researchers have revealed genetic and cellular mechanisms underlying adaptations of yak to low-oxygen environments
2022-09-16 -
Study Reveals Impact of Heavy Metal Pollution on Health Risks in Oasis Groundwater in Northwest China
Recently, a research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated the contamination characteristics, possible pollution sources, and source-specific health risks of groundwater heavy metal(loid)s in Zhangye Basin.
2022-09-15 -
Researchers Find Multiple-source Characteristics of Water Use Strategy of Crops in Hyper-arid Regions
In a new study published in Agricultural Water Management, researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) found that the isotopes in stem water had high similarity to groundwater, irrigation water, and soil water across consecutive years.
2022-09-13 -
Biocrusts Mediate Plant Community Structure and Composition in Dryland Ecosystems
Recently, a research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) investigated the effects of biocrusts on seed germination, seedling growth and survival of different life stages of plants from adjacent desert steppe, and revealed the biocrusts in artifi...
2022-08-22 -
Study Reveals Changeable Tendency of Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen in Dryland
Recently, Chinese researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) elucidated the dynamics of soil organic carbon and nitrogen and their relations to hydrothermal variability in dryland of northern China.
2022-08-17 -
Precipitation Underlies Longitudinal Variation Cline in Seed Size Across Sand Rice Natural Populations
A research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences performed experiments to identify the effects of geographic, climatic, and local environmental variables on seed size variation across sand rice natural populations.
2022-08-17
