[HTML][HTML] Role of organic farming for achieving sustainability in agriculture

A Gamage, R Gangahagedara, J Gamage… - Farming System, 2023 - Elsevier
Agriculture and farming have a long history. Agriculture is the main economic structure for
many developed and developing countries. The modern agricultural practices affect the …

A systematic review of metal organic frameworks materials for heavy metal removal: Synthesis, applications and mechanism

G Lin, B Zeng, J Li, Z Wang, S Wang, T Hu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Worldwide rapid urbanization and development accelerate anthropogenic heavy metals
release and dispersion from local to broader areas, posing serious threats to aquatic …

Various natural and anthropogenic factors responsible for water quality degradation: A review

N Akhtar, MI Syakir Ishak, SA Bhawani, K Umar - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recognition of sustainability issues around water resource consumption is gaining traction
under global warming and land utilization complexities. These concerns increase the …

Recent strategies for bioremediation of emerging pollutants: a review for a green and sustainable environment

S Bala, D Garg, BV Thirumalesh, M Sharma, K Sridhar… - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Environmental pollution brought on by xenobiotics and other related recalcitrant compounds
have recently been identified as a major risk to both human health and the natural …

Review of soil heavy metal pollution in China: Spatial distribution, primary sources, and remediation alternatives

Y Wu, X Li, L Yu, T Wang, J Wang, T Liu - Resources, Conservation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the development of economy, soil heavy metal pollution becomes more severe, which
causes soil resource degradation and ecosystem deterioration. In this study, we present the …

Heavy metals and human health: Possible exposure pathways and the competition for protein binding sites

D Witkowska, J Słowik, K Chilicka - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Heavy metals enter the human body through the gastrointestinal tract, skin, or via inhalation.
Toxic metals have proven to be a major threat to human health, mostly because of their …

Recent advances in activated carbon modification techniques for enhanced heavy metal adsorption

M Mariana, AK HPS, EM Mistar, EB Yahya… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
The contamination of water with heavy metals is a global issue. Its water solubility and non-
degradability nature convert it into a potential threat to human health as well as flora and …

[HTML][HTML] Bio-waste valorisation: Agricultural wastes as biosorbents for removal of (in) organic pollutants in wastewater treatment

N Karić, AS Maia, A Teodorović, N Atanasova… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The conventional waste management practices dispose or incinerate agricultural and
forestry waste, contributing to the environmental pollution while misusing biomass, a …

Soil acidification and the liming potential of biochar

N Bolan, AK Sarmah, S Bordoloi, S Bolan… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil acidification in managed ecosystems such as agricultural lands principally results from
the increased releasing of protons (H+) from the transformation reactions of carbon (C) …

A critical review on the interactions of microplastics with heavy metals: Mechanism and their combined effect on organisms and humans

Y Cao, M Zhao, X Ma, Y Song, S Zuo, H Li… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although individual toxicity of microplastics (MPs) to organism has been widely studied,
limited knowledge is available on the interactions between heavy metals and MPs, as well …