@john-quinton.bsky.social
John is Professor of Soil Science at Lancaster University . He teaches about soil and his research is focused on the restoring degraded soils an mitigating diffuse pollution. He has current projects in Kenya and the UK.
Is it just CO2? we suggest Land use is a significant driver of increasing floods & droughts. These changes lead to rapid water loss from runoff, causing both floods and water scarcity.
HESS paper@ doi.org/10.5194/hess...
#LandUse #Floods #Droughts #ClimateAdaptation @pfiener.bsky.social π§ͺ
Some good coverage of our soils and business and work with farmers on soil carbon stocks in the @pentlandcentre.bsky.social impact digest doc.your-brochure-online.co.uk/Lancaster-Un...
#soil #carbon
Really pleased to see @MΓ‘rton TΓ³th's paper based on the work he did @Lancaster University with @Jessica Davies and myself published online #soil #carbon π§ͺhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095633925000188?via%3Dihub
12.03.2025 12:11 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0#job for a Technician in the Biology dept at the University of York and working with myself at @uoyenvironment.bsky.social on projects to improve nutrient retention, water retention, and carbon sequestration in soils: gathering and analysing data. Apply by 30/3/2025.
jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/tech...
Ever wondered about how the complex landscapes of the #lakedistrict and #eden valley were shaped by the ice age? Paul Carling explores this in his facinating @edenriverstrust.bsky.social webinar youtu.be/1Mdw8cuNOhs?...
03.03.2025 16:18 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Building destroyed by Volcano, Plymouth, Monserrat
Beach and waves at sunset, Montserrat
The Soufriere hills volcano, Montserrat
Interested in sediment and #coral π #reefs? I'm giving a webinar for Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (#CIEEM) on identifying #sediment sources reaching the reefs around the island of #Montserrat π on the 11 March at 3 pm (UK time). Register at π shorturl.at/g9vTx
26.02.2025 12:31 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Terrace. with cowpeas, maize residues and protected terrace risers with trees and grass
Steep terraces hillsides
Recently I visited the Machakos area of Kenya and saw steep terraced hillsides, with the terraces protected by grasses and trees; maize being intercropped with leguminous perennials, residues being returned to the soil surface. And all this happening at scale, just so impressive!
26.02.2025 09:59 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Experimental treatments: VF tyre (left), rotary harrow (middle) and surface profiling roller (right).
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Mitigation measures designed to reduce #soil compaction decrease surface runoff, soil erosion & phosphorus losses...
Quinton, McKenzie, Loades, Page & Silgram
#soilscience #soils @john-quinton.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/sum....
Tramlines in fields can cause a lot of runoff, carrying soil and pollutants to water. ππ§οΈ Our paper, dedicated to the late Martyn Silgram, found using very flexible tyres and a rotary harrow to break up compaction can reduce this problem π±π§ #farming #environment #soilhealth shorturl.at/lEPB8
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There is an open discussion in SOIL on an article about plant physiology and global soil carbon research. If you click on this link you can add your views - egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...
Two assigned reviews are already posted, but the more comments the better the discussion.
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We are looking for an enthusiastic PhD candidate interested in #remotesensing & #imageanalysis with respect to #underutilisedplants as well as learn more about #soil #health in Sub-Saharan Africa.
You also get to work with me! Please share!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Congrats to Sammani Ramanayaka of Lancaster Environment Centre for successfully defending her thesis on impacts of #microplastics and plasticisers on soil microbia with myself and @john-quinton.bsky.social examining. In all the excitement I forgot to take a photo so here's a party popper instead!
13.12.2024 17:20 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Microplastics in soil PhD project combining soil physics and microbiology - applications due by 17 January. Working with a multidisciplinary supervisory team including @micecoevo.bsky.social . www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
13.12.2024 12:58 β π 8 π 8 π¬ 1 π 0
Really interesting talk from Alex Vickers on the soils of Glamorgan's Sophia Gardens and the soil physics behind it.
04.12.2024 15:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
