Are you the author of the article?
If so, you and I should collaborate and create a soil science community. I don't want to detail my background and current line of work in an open comment (feel free to DM me). I mod https://slrpnk.net/c/reclamation,.
Please reach out if you're even remotely interested. I've been meaning to get the community off the ground, but life and work have been nuttier than an oh-henry bar lately.