Current research trends on emerging contaminants pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs): a comprehensive review

M Kumar, S Sridharan, AD Sawarkar, A Shakeel… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical and personnel care products (PPCPs) from wastewater are a potential
hazard to the human health and wildlife, and their occurrence in wastewater has caught the …

Biochar application for greenhouse gas mitigation, contaminants immobilization and soil fertility enhancement: A state-of-the-art review

K Abhishek, A Shrivastava, V Vimal, AK Gupta… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rising global temperature, pollution load, and energy crises are serious problems, recently
facing the world. Scientists around the world are ambitious to find eco-friendly and cost …

Waste to catalyst: role of agricultural waste in water and wastewater treatment

M Kumar, S Ambika, A Hassani, PV Nidheesh - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Presently, owing to the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization activities, a
huge quantity of wastewater is generated that contain toxic chemical and heavy metals …

Role of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in boosting the phytoremediation of stressed soils: Opportunities, challenges, and prospects

P Bhanse, M Kumar, L Singh, MK Awasthi, A Qureshi - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil is considered as a vital natural resource equivalent to air and water which supports
growth of the plants and provides habitats to microorganisms. Changes in soil properties …

Multi-criteria research lines on livestock manure biorefinery development towards a circular economy: from the perspective of a life cycle assessment and business …

SK Awasthi, M Kumar, S Sarsaiya, V Ahluwalia… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Livestock manure (LSM) is a profitable waste if handled sensibly, but simultaneously it
imposes several environmental and health impacts if managed improperly. Several …

Mobilization of contaminants: Potential for soil remediation and unintended consequences

M Kumar, N Bolan, T Jasemizad, LP Padhye… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Land treatment has become an essential waste management practice. Therefore, soil
becomes a major source of contaminants including organic chemicals and potentially toxic …

Distribution, transformation and remediation of poly-and per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater sources

J O'Connor, NS Bolan, M Kumar, AS Nitai… - Process Safety and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals, which reach terrestrial
and aquatic environments through anthropogenic activities. Major sources of PFAS in the …

Engineered biochar: A multifunctional material for energy and environment

MK Awasthi - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar is a stable carbon-rich product loaded with upgraded properties obtained by thermal
cracking of biomasses in an oxygen-free atmosphere. The pristine biochar is further …

Antimony (Sb) pollution control by coagulation and membrane filtration in water/wastewater treatment: A comprehensive review

Y Gan, C Ding, B Xu, Z Liu, S Zhang, Y Cui… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antimony (Sb) pollution in the water environment caused by the large− scale mining of Sb
ore and the wide use of Sb-containing products seriously endangers human health and …

Multifunctional applications of bamboo crop beyond environmental management: an Indian prospective

R Rathour, H Kumar, K Prasad, P Anerao… - …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Increasing population, industrialization, and economic growth cause several adverse
impacts on the existing environment and living being. Therefore, rising pollutants load and …