Synthesis methods, properties, and modifications of biochar-based materials for wastewater treatment: a review

B Díaz, A Sommer-Márquez, PE Ordoñez… - Resources, 2024 - mdpi.com
The global impact of water and soil contamination has become a serious issue that affects
the world and all living beings. In this sense, multiple treatment alternatives have been …

Assessing the ecological impact of pesticides/herbicides on algal communities: a comprehensive review

M Narayanan, K Devarayan, M Verma, M Selvaraj… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2024 - Elsevier
The escalating use of pesticides in agriculture for enhanced crop productivity threatens
aquatic ecosystems, jeopardizing environmental integrity and human well-being. Pesticides …

Advanced carbo-catalytic degradation of antibiotics using conductive polymer-seaweed biochar composite: Exploring N/S functionalization and non-radical dynamics

MA Al Masud, WS Shin - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Polyaniline (PANI) and Saccharina Japanica seaweed (kelp) biochar (KBC)
composites were synthesized in-situ through polymerization. This study presents a novel …

Nanotechnology in the soil system: An ecological approach towards sustainable management

H El-Ramady, J Prokisch, D Sári, A Singh… - Applied Soil …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil ecology is significant in agroecosystems due to its influence on numerous
environmental components, including soil, water, air, fauna, flora, and human health. The …

MgO-CdWO4: A visible-light-active heterojunction photocatalyst for Bismark brown dye degradation

AH Jawhari, MA Malik, N Hasan, B Fatima - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2024 - Elsevier
The photocatalytic activity of magnesium oxide coupled with cadmium tungstate was
observed in this study. Magnesium oxide was coupled with cadmium tungstate as using …

Enhanced simazine degradation via peroxymonosulfate activation using hemin-doped rice husk biochar as a novel Fe/N–C catalyst

AA Aryee, MA Al Masud, WS Shin - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The presence of herbicides, including simazine (SIM), in aquatic environments pose
significant threats to these ecosystems, necessitating a method for their removal. In this …

Emerging technologies for the removal of pesticides from contaminated soils and their reuse in agriculture

TG Ambaye, A Hassani, M Vaccari, A Franzetti… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Pesticides are becoming more prevalent in agriculture to protect crops and increase crop
yields. However, nearly all pesticides used for this purpose reach non-target crops and …

Cu-chelated polydopamine nanozymes with laccase-like activity for photothermal catalytic degradation of dyes

P Wang, R Chen, Y Jia, Y Xu, S Bai, H Li, J Li - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The industrial applications of enzymes are usually hindered by the high production cost,
intricate reusability, and low stability in terms of thermal, pH, salt, and storage. Therefore, the …

Silicon-mediated resilience: Unveiling the protective role against combined cypermethrin and hymexazol phytotoxicity in tomato seedlings

N Touzout, M Bouchibane, H Tahraoui… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Insecticides and fungicides present potential threats to non-target crops, yet our
comprehension of their combined phytotoxicity to plants is limited. Silicon (Si) has been …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental Fate and Sustainable Management of Pesticides in Soils: A Critical Review Focusing on Sustainable Agriculture

A Sarker, D Kim, WT Jeong - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Pesticides are inevitable agrochemicals employed as plant protection agents and their
application follows good agricultural practice (GAP). Although pesticides are primarily used …