Simultaneous removal of heavy metals (Cu, Cd, Cr, Ni, Zn and Pb) from aqueous solutions using thermally treated Romanian zeolitic volcanic tuff

M Senila, E Neag, O Cadar, ED Kovacs, I Aschilean… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Increased concentrations of heavy metals in the environment are of public health concern,
their removal from waters receiving considerable interest. The aim of this paper was to study …

Effects of polyethylene microplastics and phenanthrene on soil properties, enzyme activities and bacterial communities

S Liu, K Huang, G Yuan, C Yang - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microplastics (MPs) or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution has received
increasing concern due to their ubiquitous distribution and potential risks in soils. However …

Phytoremediation of cadmium-, lead-, and nickel-polluted soils by industrial hemp

G Testa, SA Corinzia, SL Cosentino, BR Ciaramella - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
The restoration of polluted soils is crucial for ecosystem recovery services. Evidently,
phytoremediation is a biological and sustainable technique that includes the use of plants to …

Accumulation of heavy metal ions from urban soil in spontaneous flora

M Harja, RC Ciocinta, G Ondrasek, D Bucur, M Dirja - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to analyse the bioaccumulation of heavy metal ions in plants of
spontaneous flora. An urban area was established from which soil samples were taken and …

Assessment of Heavy Metal Content in Soil and Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomato) and Their Health Implications

S Birghila, N Matei, S Dobrinas, V Popescu… - … Trace Element Research, 2023 - Springer
In this study, the content of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr) and manganese (Mn)
was evaluated in soils and tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) collected from rural areas …

Assessment of mercury bioavailability in garden soils around a former nonferrous metal mining area using DGT, accumulation in vegetables, and implications for …

M Senila, EA Levei, T Frentiu, C Mihali… - Environmental Monitoring …, 2023 - Springer
Mercury (Hg) is a toxic, non-essential element for living organisms, frequently present in
high concentrations in soils from industrial areas. The total, dissolved, and labile Hg …

Extraction of metals from polluted soils by bioleaching in relation to environmental risk assessment

IM Sur, V Micle, A Hegyi, AV Lăzărescu - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Environmental pollution has particular implications for the whole geosystem and increases
the global risk to human and ecological health. In this regard, investigations were carried out …

Multi-Elemental Characterization of Soils in the Vicinity of Siderurgical Industry: Levels, Depth Migration and Toxic Risk

A Ene, F Sloată, MV Frontasyeva, OG Duliu, A Sion… - Minerals, 2024 - mdpi.com
The assessment of soil contamination in the vicinity of integrated siderurgical plants is of
outmost importance for agroecosystems and human health, and sensitive techniques should …

Contamination assessment and potential human health risks of heavy metals in urban soils from Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA

M Saleem, DA Sens, S Somji, D Pierce, Y Wang… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heavy metal (HM) pollution of soil is an increasingly serious problem worldwide. The current
study assessed the metal levels and ecological and human health risk associated with HMs …

Influence of the Extraction Solution on the Removal of Heavy Metals from Polluted Soils

IM Sur, A Hegyi, V Micle, T Gabor, AV Lăzărescu - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soil pollution with heavy metals is a problem for the whole geosystem. The aim of the
research is to identify new solutions for extracting heavy metals from polluted soils so that …