8 sentences with 'soils'
Example sentences and phrases with the word soils and other words derived from it.
• « Moist, acidic soils quickly disintegrate the remains of the deceased animal due to their dissolving action. But if that same soil is completely devoid of air to allow such a corrosive action, it is possible that even some soft tissues of the deceased are preserved. »
• « These Amazonian soils are poor and harden when exposed to the sun and air. Without the protection of trees, the Amazon's nutrients disappear. »
• « The natural gas has displaced the vegetation and these soils, which once produced energy, are now deeply saturated with tar, phenol, cyanide and a large quantity of heavy metals; these endanger the lives not only of the neighbours, but threaten to infiltrate the groundwater table, which would be a real ecological disaster. »
• « Humic soils (where humus is abundant) are black or brown in colour and are found in temperate and rainy areas. »
• « In the years that followed, thousands more arrived to create a new life in the rocky soils and cold climates of New England. »