Halophytes have potential as heavy metal phytoremediators: A comprehensive review
Halophytes are widely distributed worldwide and thrive in a wide range of environments
such as coastal salt marshes, dunes, saline depressions, and inland deserts. They are also …
such as coastal salt marshes, dunes, saline depressions, and inland deserts. They are also …
How can we take advantage of halophyte properties to cope with heavy metal toxicity in salt-affected areas?
S Lutts, I Lefèvre - Annals of botany, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background Many areas throughout the world are simultaneously contaminated by high
concentrations of soluble salts and by high concentrations of heavy metals that constitute a …
concentrations of soluble salts and by high concentrations of heavy metals that constitute a …
Adsorption-desorption behavior of heavy metals in aquatic environments: Influence of sediment, water and metal ionic properties
Limited knowledge of the combined effects of water and sediment properties and metal ionic
characteristics on the solid-liquid partitioning of heavy metals constrains the effective …
characteristics on the solid-liquid partitioning of heavy metals constrains the effective …
The environmental impacts of one of the largest tailing dam failures worldwide
V Hatje, RMA Pedreira, CE de Rezende… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The impacts of the SAMARCO iron tailing spill along more than 650 km, between the dam
and the plume of the Doce River in the Atlantic, were assessed by the determination of toxic …
and the plume of the Doce River in the Atlantic, were assessed by the determination of toxic …
Interactions between trace metals and plastic production pellets under estuarine conditions
Pre-production pellets are an abundant form of plastic waste in the marine environment
whose principal impacts arise from inadvertent ingestion by various organisms when …
whose principal impacts arise from inadvertent ingestion by various organisms when …
Salinity increases mobility of heavy metals in soils
The effect of salinity induced by CaCl2, MgCl2, NaCl and Na2SO4 on the mobility of Cu, Cd,
Pb and Zn was studied. An increase of ionic strength by any salts promoted a higher release …
Pb and Zn was studied. An increase of ionic strength by any salts promoted a higher release …
Geochemical and geo-statistical assessment of heavy metal concentration in the sediments of different coastal ecosystems of Andaman Islands, India
Spatial distribution of metal concentrations in the surface sediment samples collected from
16 marine locations covering different coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrasses …
16 marine locations covering different coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrasses …
Multivariate statistical and GIS-based approach to evaluate heavy metals behavior in mine sites for future reclamation
JA Acosta, A Faz, S Martínez-Martínez… - Journal of geochemical …, 2011 - Elsevier
Soil contamination by metals has become a widespread serious problem in many parts of
the world. Two tailing ponds (Lirio and Gorguel) from an abandoned Pb–Zn mine for a future …
the world. Two tailing ponds (Lirio and Gorguel) from an abandoned Pb–Zn mine for a future …
Effect of salinity on heavy metal mobility and availability in intertidal sediments of the Scheldt estuary
G Du Laing, R De Vos, B Vandecasteele… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2008 - Elsevier
The effect of the flood water salinity on the mobility of heavy metals was studied for intertidal
sediments of the Scheldt estuary (Belgium). Soils and sediments of 4 sampling sites were …
sediments of the Scheldt estuary (Belgium). Soils and sediments of 4 sampling sites were …
Analytical methods for the determination of the distribution of total petroleum hydrocarbons in the water and sediment of aquatic systems: A review
Several methods of extraction and analytical determination for total petroleum hydrocarbons
(TPHCs) in aqueous and solid samples are reviewed. Infrared spectroscopy is one of the …
(TPHCs) in aqueous and solid samples are reviewed. Infrared spectroscopy is one of the …