Ebrahimi-Khusfi, Zohre https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1036-6386
Okati, Narjes https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7646-7203
Funding for this research was provided by:
Iranian National Science Foundation (4034915)
Article History
Received: 29 January 2026
Accepted: 19 June 2026
First Online: 26 June 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Soil sampling was conducted in the Abarghoo–Sirjan Basin, Central Iran. A substantial proportion of the sampling sites were located on publicly accessible lands. For agricultural lands, soil samples were collected with verbal consent from the landowners, and all fieldwork was conducted in compliance with relevant local regulations and guidelines.