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01 April 2014      • Visit Scientific Reports • Submit your manuscript to Scientific Reports     Welcome to your Table of Contents e-alert for Scientific Reports               Earth & Environmental Sciences               Sediment particle size and initial radiocesium accumulation in ponds following the Fukushima DNPP accident ▶     Kazuya Yoshimura, Yuichi Onda, Takehiko Fukushima     This study used particle size analysis to investigate the initial accumulation and trap efficiency of radiocesium (137Cs) in four irrigation ponds, ~45 months after the Fukushima …             Isolation of microplastics in biota-rich seawater samples and marine organisms ▶     Matthew Cole, Hannah Webb, Pennie K. Lindeque et al.     Microplastic litter is a pervasive pollutant present in aquatic systems across the globe. A range of marine organisms have the capacity to ingest microplastics, resulting in …             Three-dimensional distribution of plastic pellets in sandy beaches: shifting paradigms ▶     Alexander Turra, Aruan B. Manzano, Rodolfo Jaso S. Dias et al.     Plastic pellets are worldwide contaminants that accumulate in the ocean, especially in sandy beaches, where their historic standing-stock quantification relies on surface sediment …             Chinese Grain for Green Program led to highly increased soil organic carbon levels: A meta-analysis ▶     Xinzhang Song, Changhui Peng, Guomo Zhou et al.     The Grain for Green Program (GGP), initiated in 1999, is the largest ecological restoration project in central and western China. Here, for the first time, we performed a …             Degradation of 4-chloro-3-nitrophenol via a novel intermediate, 4-chlororesorcinol by Pseudomonas sp. JHN ▶     Pankaj Kumar Arora, Alok Srivastava, Vijay Pal Singh     A 4-chloro-3-nitrophenol (4C3NP)-mineralizing bacterium, Pseudomonas sp. JHN was isolated from a waste water sample collected from a chemically-contaminated area, India by an …             On the mechanisms of the recurvature of super typhoon Megi ▶     Shiqiu Peng, Yu-Kun Qian, Zhijuan Lai et al.     Tropical cyclones (TC) are one of the most threatening natural hazards to human beings. Although significant improvements have been made in the track prediction of TCs during the …             Accelerating Forest Growth Enhancement due to Climate and Atmospheric Changes in British Colombia, Canada over 1956-2001 ▶     Chaoyang Wu, Robbie A. Hember, Jing M. Chen et al.     Changes in climate and atmospheric CO2 and nitrogen (N) over the last several decades have induced significant effects on forest carbon (C) cycling. 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