Heavy metals and pesticides toxicity in agricultural soil and plants: Ecological risks and human health implications

A Alengebawy, ST Abdelkhalek, SR Qureshi, MQ Wang - Toxics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Environmental problems have always received immense attention from scientists. Toxicants
pollution is a critical environmental concern that has posed serious threats to human health …

Bioremediation of co-contaminated soil with heavy metals and pesticides: Influence factors, mechanisms and evaluation methods

H Zhang, X Yuan, T Xiong, H Wang, L Jiang - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil co-contaminated with heavy metals and pesticides has caused large global
environmental issues. The interaction of heavy metals and pesticides make the …

Joint effects of microplastic and dufulin on bioaccumulation, oxidative stress and metabolic profile of the earthworm (Eisenia fetida)

W Sun, Z Meng, R Li, R Zhang, M Jia, S Yan, S Tian… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics and pesticides are identified as two environmental pollutants that have an
adverse impact on the environment. The knowledge about the combined exposure of …

Insights into the mechanisms underlying the remediation potential of earthworms in contaminated soil: A critical review of research progress and prospects

A Zeb, S Li, J Wu, J Lian, W Liu, Y Sun - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, soil pollution is a major global concern drawing worldwide attention.
Earthworms can resist high concentrations of soil pollutants and play a vital role in removing …

Evaluation of fluorene-caused ecotoxicological responses and the mechanism underlying its toxicity in Eisenia fetida: Multi-level analysis of biological organization

F He, X Li, C Huo, S Chu, Z Cui, Y Li, J Wan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fluorene is an important toxic chemical that exists ubiquitously in the environment, and it
has also been suggested to exert potential deleterious effects on soil invertebrates …

Nanotechnology in pest management: advantages, applications, and challenges

HA Yousef, HM Fahmy, FN Arafa, MY Abd Allah… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Pests are one of the most concerning biotic problems in agriculture and food. Humans are
constantly in search of new strategies to control them. Traditional strategies like integrated …

Synthesis, characterization, safety design, and application of NPs@ BC for contaminated soil remediation and sustainable agriculture

T Zheng, S Ouyang, Q Zhou - Biochar, 2023 - Springer
Biochar (BC) and nanoparticle-decorated biochar (NPs@ BC) have emerged as potential
high-performance function materials to facilitate simultaneous soil remediation and …

Ecotoxicological effects of soil lithium on earthworm Eisenia fetida: Lethality, bioaccumulation, biomarker responses, and histopathological changes

Z Xu, Z Zhang, X Wang - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Lithium is an emerging environmental contaminant in the current low-carbon economy, but
little is known about its influences on soil invertebrates. In this work, earthworm Eisenia …

A critical review of the environmental impacts of manufactured nano-objects on earthworm species

M Adeel, N Shakoor, M Shafiq, A Pavlicek, F Part… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The presence of manufactured nano-objects (MNOs) in various consumer or their (future
large-scale) use as nanoagrochemical have increased with the rapid development of …

Evaluation of ecotoxicology assessment methods of nanomaterials and their effects

BV Boros, V Ostafe - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper describes the ecotoxicological effects of nanomaterials (NMs) as well as their
testing methods. Standard ecotoxicity testing methods are applicable to nanomaterials as …