Characterizing urban soils in New York City: profile properties and bacterial communities

Huot, Hermine; Joyner, Jessica; Córdoba, Alonso; Shaw, Richard K.; Wilson, Michael; Walker, Roxanne; Muth, Theodore R.; Cheng, Zhongqi

doi:10.1007/s11368-016-1552-9

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“…Then, urban soils are globally very heterogeneous and SOCCT may depend on the city, in link with its history, culture, geography and geological background. Finally, there is not one standardized method to describe and characterize urban soils: for example, the depths studied in the literature are very heterogeneous, the sampling can be performed either per horizon or per depth, and even the formula to calculate SOCS is not harmonized (per horizon, Huot et al, 2017; at a given depth, Pouyat et al, 2009; different methods to calculate SOCS, Edmondson et al, 2012;Yan et al, 2015). Hence, the possibility to compare results between cities or even with non-urban soils is restricted.…”

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Estimation of soil organic carbon stocks of two cities, New York City and Paris

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Shaw

Huot

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Science of The Total Environment

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In cities, the strong heterogeneity of soils, added to the lack of standardized assessment methods, serves as a barrier to the estimation of their soil organic carbon content (SOC), soil organic carbon stocks (SOCS; kgC m) and soil organic carbon citywide totals (SOCCT; kgC). Are urban soils, even the subsoils and sealed soils, contributing to the global stock of C? To address this question, the SOCS and SOCCT of two cities, New York City (NYC) and Paris, were compared. In NYC, soil samples were collected with a pedological standardized method to 1 m depth. The bulk density (D) was measured; SOC and SOCS were calculated for 0-30 cm and 30-100 cm depths in open (unsealed) soils and sealed soils. In Paris, the samples were collected for 0-30 cm depth in open soils and sealed soils by different sampling methods. If SOC was measured, D had to be estimated using pedotransfer functions (PTFs) refitted from the literature on NYC data; hence, SOCS was estimated. Globally, SOCS for open soils were not significantly different between both cities (11.3 ± 11.5 kgC m in NYC; 9.9 ± 3.9 kgC m in Paris). Nevertheless, SOCS was lower in sealed soils (2.9 ± 2.6 kgC m in NYC and 3.4 ± 1.2 kgC m in Paris). The SOCCT was similar between both cities for 0-30 cm (3.8 TgC in NYC and 3.5 TgC in Paris) and was also significant for the 30-100 cm layer in NYC (5.8 TgC). A comparison with estimated SOCCT in agricultural and forest soils demonstrated that the city's open soils represent important pools of organic carbon (respectively 110.4% and 44.5% more C in NYC and Paris than in agricultural soils, for 0-30 cm depth). That was mainly observable for the 1 m depth (146.6% more C in NYC than in agricultural soils). The methodology to assess urban SOCS was also discussed.

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Estimation of soil organic carbon stocks of two cities, New York City and Paris

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Science of The Total Environment

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“…As noted above, it is expensive to transport soil, and the removal of the old soil creates a problematic waste product. This solution is particularly difficult to implement in developing countries (Bradshaw, 1997;Hüttl and Bradshaw, 2000). Another, less common, solution to urban soil problems that has been applied in specific cases on smaller scales is using organic amendments present in the city, such as composts, sludge, industrial by-products, and biosolids, to improve topsoil characteristics (Larney and Angers, 2012).…”

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Using constructed soils for green infrastructure – challenges and limitations

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Abstract. With the rise in urban population comes a demand for solutions to offset environmental problems caused by urbanization. Green infrastructure (GI) refers to engineered features that provide multiecological functions in urban spaces. Soils are a fundamental component of GI, playing key roles in supporting plant growth, infiltration, and biological activities that contribute to the maintenance of air and water quality. However, urban soils are often physically, chemically, or biologically unsuitable for use in GI features. Constructed Technosols (CTs), consisting of mixtures of organic and mineral waste, are man-made soils designed to meet specific requirements and have great potential for use in GI. This review covers (1) current methods to create CTs adapted for various GI designs and (2) published examples in which CTs have been used in GI. We address the main steps for building CTs, the materials and which formulae should be used to design functional CTs, and the technical constraints of using CTs for applications in parks and square lawns, tree-lined streets, green buffer for storm water management, urban farming, and reclaimed derelict land. The analysis suggests that the composition and structure of CTs should and can be adapted to available wastes and by-products and to future land use and environmental conditions. CTs have a high potential to provide multiple soil functions in diverse situations and to contribute to greening efforts in cities (and beyond) across the world.

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“…Soils in urban areas, especially non sealed ones, are highly heterogeneous, varying from natural (e.g., relict forest soils) to fully artificial (De Kimpe & Morel, 2000;Huot et al, 2017). Many urban soils are derived from a combination of exogenous, anthropogenic (so called technic materials) and natural geologic parent materials (Lehman, 2006).…”

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Constructed Technosols are key to the sustainable development of urban green infrastructure

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Groffman

Blouin

et al. 2019

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Abstract. With the rise in urban population comes a demand for solutions to offset environmental problems caused by urbanization. Green infrastructure (GI) refers to engineered features that provide multi-ecological functions in urban spaces. Soils are a fundamental component of GI, playing key roles in supporting plant growth, infiltration, and biological activities that contribute to maintenance of air and water quality. However, urban soils are often physically, chemically or biologically unsuitable for use in GI features. Constructed Technosols (CT), consisting of mixtures of organic and mineral waste, are man-made soils designed to meet specific requirements and have great potential for use in GI. This review covers (1) current methods to create CT adapted for various GI designs and (2) published examples where CT have been used in GI. We address the main steps for building CT, the materials and which formulae that should be used to design functional CT, and the technical constraints to using CT for applications in parks, streetside trees, stormwater management, urban farming, and abandoned land. The analysis suggests that the composition and structure of CT should and can be adapted to available wastes and by-products and to future land use and environmental conditions. CT have a high potential to provide multiple soil functions in diverse situations and to contribute to greening efforts in cities (and beyond) across the world.

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Characterizing urban soils in New York City: profile properties and bacterial communities

Cited by 43 publications

References 39 publications

Estimation of soil organic carbon stocks of two cities, New York City and Paris

Estimation of soil organic carbon stocks of two cities, New York City and Paris

Using constructed soils for green infrastructure – challenges and limitations

Constructed Technosols are key to the sustainable development of urban green infrastructure

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