Biochar-based composites for remediation of polluted wastewater and soil environments: Challenges and prospects

E Issaka, FO Fapohunda, JNO Amu-Darko, L Yeboah… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, pesticides, and dyes are the main environmental
contaminants that have serious effects on both land and aquatic lives and necessitate the …

Removal of toxic metals from water by nanocomposites through advanced remediation processes and photocatalytic oxidation

A Farhan, M Zulfiqar, Samiah, EU Rashid… - Current Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Heavy and toxic metals are becoming more prevalent in the
water sources of the globe, which has detrimental repercussions for both human health and …

Multiple methods for the identification of heavy metal sources in cropland soils from a resource-based region

B Dong, R Zhang, Y Gan, L Cai, A Freidenreich… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Examination of heavy metal sources in soils from a resource-based region is essential for
source identification and implementation of restoration strategies regarding soil …

[HTML][HTML] Contamination characteristics, source analysis and health risk assessment of heavy metals in the soil in Shi River Basin in China based on high density …

Y Zhang, S Wang, Z Gao, H Zhang, Z Zhu… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
To explore the contamination of heavy metals in the Shi River Basin soil in China, a high
density sampling of surface soil was conducted. In this study, an absolute principal …

An integrated approach for quantifying source apportionment and source-oriented health risk of heavy metals in soils near an old industrial area

C Tan, H Wang, Q Yang, L Yuan, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil contamination of heavy metals (HMs) caused by the long-term industrial activities has
become a major environmental issue due to its adverse effects on human health and …

Heavy metal bioaccumulation in rice from a high geological background area in Guizhou Province, China

X Kong, T Liu, Z Yu, Z Chen, D Lei, Z Wang… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Long-term exposure to high levels of heavy metals can lead to a variety of diseases. In
recent years, researchers have paid more attention to mining and smelting areas, industrial …

Source contribution analysis and collaborative assessment of heavy metals in vegetable-growing soils

Y Gan, Y Miao, L Wang, G Yang, YC Li… - Journal of agricultural …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Source quantification of heavy metals in farmland is essential for developing and
implementing restoration strategies. We used various data analyses to identify and quantify …

UV-assisted Catalytic Wet Peroxide Oxidation and adsorption as efficient process for arsenic removal in groundwater

AL Garcia-Costa, A Sarabia, JA Zazo, JA Casas - Catalysis Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Arsenic is a toxic and carcinogenic element present in groundwater as arsenite, As (III)
and/or arsenate, As (V), due to natural lixiviation or because of anthropogenic activities. The …

Can Nematode Communities Work as an Indicator of Soil Health in a Multiyear Miscanthus × Giganteus Plantation Growing in Lead-Contaminated Soil?

T Stefanovska, A Skwiercz, V Pidlisnyuk, O Zhukov… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Analysis of the nematode community has been considered a key indicator of soil health. In
this study, the assessment of nematodes was performed two times during the third growing …

Environmental concentrations as ratios of random variables

S Perri, A Porporato - Environmental Research Letters, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Human-induced environmental change increasingly threatens the stability of socio-
ecological systems. Careful statistical characterization of environmental concentrations is …