Nanotechnology in the restoration of polluted soil

VD Rajput, T Minkina, SK Upadhyay, A Kumari… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The advancements in nanoparticles (NPs) may be lighting the sustainable and eco-friendly
path to accelerate the removal of toxic compounds from contaminated soils. Many efforts …

Bacterial biosorbents, an efficient heavy metals green clean-up strategy: prospects, challenges, and opportunities

VHT Pham, J Kim, S Chang, W Chung - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rapid industrialization has led to the pollution of soil and water by various types of
contaminants. Heavy metals (HMs) are considered the most reactive toxic contaminants …

Microbial biosorbent for remediation of dyes and heavy metals pollution: a green strategy for sustainable environment

M Tripathi, P Singh, R Singh, S Bala, N Pathak… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Toxic wastes like heavy metals and dyes are released into the environment as a direct result
of industrialization and technological progress. The biosorption of contaminants utilizes a …

Advances in biological methods for the sequestration of heavy metals from water bodies: A review

D Jyoti, R Sinha, C Faggio - Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Pollution is a major concern of the modern era as it affects all the principal aspects of the
environment, especially the hydrosphere. Pollution with heavy metals has unequivocally …

[HTML][HTML] Parabens removal from wastewaters by microalgae–Ecotoxicity, metabolism and pathways

C Maia, CA Sousa, H Sousa, F Vale… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The presence of emerging contaminants (ECs) in aquatic systems and, particularly, in
wastewater (WW) has become a major concern over the past years. Among these …

Medicinal plant growth in heavy metals contaminated soils: Responses to metal stress and induced risks to human health

RM Hlihor, M Roșca, L Hagiu-Zaleschi, IM Simion… - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Accelerating heavy metal pollution is a hot issue due to a continuous growth in consumerism
and increased activities in various global industries. Soil contamination with heavy metals …

An inclusive outlook on the fate and persistence of pesticides in the environment and integrated eco-technologies for their degradation

YS Chaudhari, P Kumar, S Soni, A Gacem… - Toxicology and Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
Intensive and inefficient exploitation of pesticides through modernized agricultural practices
has caused severe pesticide contamination problems to the environment and become a …

Valorization of fibrous plant-based food waste as biosorbents for remediation of heavy metals from wastewater—A review

A Karim, Z Raji, A Karam, S Khalloufi - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mobilization of heavy metals in the environment has been a matter of concern for several
decades due to their toxicity for humans, environments, and other living organisms. In recent …

Combined passivators regulate physiological, antioxidant potential and metals accumulation in potato grown in metals contaminated soil

H Wang, H Liu, J Li, S Chen, Q uz Zaman… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
To solve the problem of excessive heavy metals in farmland soil, there is a dire need for
research effort to screen for the soil passivator materials. This study aimed to develop a …

Intensification of the photodegradation efficiency of an emergent water pollutant through process conditions optimization by means of response surface methodology

L Favier, AI Simion, RM Hlihor, I Fekete-Kertész… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous photocatalysis has been increasingly investigated during the past years and
has been recognized as a promising technique for clean and safe water purification. The …