[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in water remediation from toxic heavy metals using biochar as a green and efficient adsorbent: a review

KHH Aziz, R Kareem - Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution is a serious environmental problem that poses a threat to human
health and the environment. Water pollution by toxic heavy metals is a major cause of this …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental effect of agriculture-related manufactured nano-objects on soil microbial communities

A Ahmed, P He, P He, Y Wu, Y He, S Munir - Environment international, 2023 - Elsevier
Agriculture-related manufactured nano-objects (MNOs) can revolutionize the crop
production and help to achieve sustainable development goals. MNOs with diverse physico …

[HTML][HTML] Co-transport and deposition of fluoride using rice husk-derived biochar in saturated porous media: Effect of solution chemistry and surface properties

R Kumar, P Sharma, PK Rose, PK Sahoo… - … Technology & Innovation, 2023 - Elsevier
Fluoride (F−) contamination in water is a global health concern, threatening the well-being of
millions. This study investigated the role of ZnCl 2/FeCl 3-rice husk-modified biochar (Zn-BC …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of biochar materials on copper speciation, bioavailability, and toxicity in chromated copper arsenate polluted soil

Y Tang, C Wang, PE Holm, HCB Hansen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Trace element polluted soils pose risks to human and environmental health. Biochar can
decrease trace element bioavailability in soils, but their resulting ability to reduce soil toxicity …

Effect of exogenous application of biogenic silicon sources on growth, yield, and ionic homeostasis of maize (Zea mays L.) crops cultivated in alkaline soil

AA Al-Huqail, A Rizwan, M Zia-ur-Rehman… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Salinity has emerged as a major threat to food security and safety around the globe. The
crop production on agricultural lands is squeezing due to aridity, climate change and low …

Biochar as soil amendment: The effect of biochar on soil properties using VIS-NIR diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, biochar aging and soil microbiology—A review

V Tsolis, P Barouchas - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
This literature review explores the assessment of biochar quality and its impact on soil
properties using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. Biochar, a product of biomass pyrolysis, is …

A novel soil remediation technology for simultaneous heavy metals immobilization and nitrogen supplementation

Y Li, Y Yuan, X Qi, S Wang, Y Wang, H Yin… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mining-related copper (Cu) and cadmium (Cd) contamination poses a serious threat to
agricultural security and human health. To lessen the environmental danger of Cu and Cd in …

Biochar application for the remediation of soil contaminated with potentially toxic elements: Current situation and challenges

Y Wu, Y Yan, Z Wang, Z Tan, T Zhou - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recently, biochar has garnered extensive attention in the remediation of soils contaminated
with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) owing to its exceptional adsorption properties and …

Respective evolution of soil and biochar on competitive adsorption mechanisms for Cd (II), Ni (II), and Cu (II) after 2-year natural ageing

Z Meng, S Huang, Q Zhao, L Xin - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
To reveal the respective evolution of soil and biochar on competitive heavy metal adsorption
mechanisms after natural ageing, three soils and two biochars were tested in this study. The …

Unlocking the potential of co-application of steel slag and biochar in mitigation of arsenic-induced oxidative stress by modulating antioxidant and glyoxalase system in …

RT Kapoor, M Hasanuzzaman - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates our hypothesis that how effect of arsenic stress on okra
(Abelmoschus esculentus L.) can be alleviated through the use of waste materials such as …