Ornamental plants for the phytoremediation of heavy metals: Present knowledge and future perspectives

AHA Khan, A Kiyani, CR Mirza, TA Butt, R Barros… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental matrices are polluted with the plethora of contaminants, and among these,
the concerns related to heavy metals (HMs) are also included. Due to the low cost in a long …

Fundamentals and applications of nanobubbles: A review

AW Foudas, RI Kosheleva, EP Favvas… - … Research and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanobubble technology is an emerged solution to address climate change, environmental
challenges, cost and energy reduction in industrial processes, optimization of therapeutic …

Heavy metals distribution characteristics, source analysis, and risk evaluation of soils around mines, quarries, and other special areas in a region of northwestern …

X Liu, H Chi, Z Tan, X Yang, Y Sun, Z Li, K Hu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, based on the assessment of soil heavy metals (HMs) pollution using relevant
indices, a comprehensive approach combined network environ analysis (NEA), human …

Groundwater contamination and health risk assessment across an urban gradient: Case study of Onitcha metropolis, south-eastern Nigeria

N Chinye-Ikejiunor, GO Iloegbunam… - Groundwater for …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban population growth in south-Eastern Nigeria and associated proliferation of built-up
areas predispose groundwater to contaminants of anthropogenic origin. This study …

Response of the groundwater environment to rapid urbanization in Hohhot, the provincial capital of western China

X Li, Y Zhang, Z Li, R Wang - Journal of Hydrology, 2021 - Elsevier
Urbanization may change the groundwater environment. This study aimed to explore the
degree and mechanism of the response of the groundwater environment to rapid …

Watershed land use, surface water vulnerability and public health risks of two urban rivers, Ado-Ekiti, South-West Nigeria

AI Owokotomo, OO Ajayi, OO Alabi, AV Chukwuka - SN Applied Sciences, 2020 - Springer
The disruption of watersheds due to indiscriminate land use and urban development
increases the vulnerability of adjacent surface water to contaminants of anthropogenic …

A critical review of microbial transport in effluent waste and sewage sludge treatment

NE Okeke, CO Adetunji, W Nwankwo… - … Rejuvenation of Polluted …, 2021 - Springer
The biological wastewater treatment processes include bioremediation of wastewater which
involves aerobic treatment and anaerobic treatment, phytoremediation of wastewater and …

Upcycling food processing industrial wastes in Spirulina cultivation: A perspective on the advancement of Sustainable Development Goal 12

B Thevarajah, PHV Nimarshana… - Trends in Food Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background A spiking risk of food security and scarcity has been witnessed over the past
decade, mainly due to excessive agricultural activities, climatic actions, and the escalating …

Resident satisfaction of urban green spaces through the lens of landsenses ecology

S He, D Chen, X Shang, L Han, L Shi - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Residents' satisfaction of urban green space has been widely detected in living
environments around the world. Most previous reports were performed with objective …

Sources and health risk assessments of nitrate in groundwater, West of Tahta area, Sohag, Egypt

M Redwan, AAA Moneim, NE Mohammed… - Episodes Journal of …, 2020 - episodes.org
Due to natural and anthropogenic human activities in arid and semi-arid regions,
groundwater will continuously suffer from severe contaminations such as increases in nitrate …