Lead toxicity: health hazards, influence on food chain, and sustainable remediation approaches

A Kumar, A Kumar, CP MMS, AK Chaturvedi… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Lead (Pb) toxicity has been a subject of interest for environmental scientists due to its toxic
effect on plants, animals, and humans. An increase in several Pb related industrial activities …

Removal of heavy metals in contaminated soil by phytoremediation mechanism: a review

SH Awa, T Hadibarata - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2020 - Springer
The rapid development of industrial sector has increased the heavy metal pollution issue
recently, as the need of various metals is increasing for manufacturing purpose. These …

Heavy metal pollution in the soil of contaminated sites in China: Research status and pollution assessment over the past two decades

K Yan, H Wang, Z Lan, J Zhou, HZ Fu, L Wu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Contaminated sites are receiving more and more attention internationally because they
pose a serious threat to the ecological environment and human health. Although the …

An overview of field-scale studies on remediation of soil contaminated with heavy metals and metalloids: Technical progress over the last decade

Y Gong, D Zhao, Q Wang - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil contamination by heavy metals and metalloids has been a major concern to human
health and environmental quality. While many remediation technologies have been tested at …

A review on vitrification technologies of hazardous waste

RC Sanito, M Bernuy-Zumaeta, SJ You… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Vitrification technology provides a solution for the issue of safe disposal of hazardous waste
containing harmful chemical composition and organic pollutants. This review discusses …

Nickel in terrestrial biota: Comprehensive review on contamination, toxicity, tolerance and its remediation approaches

A Kumar, DK Jigyasu, G Subrahmanyam, R Mondal… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Nickel (Ni) has been a subject of interest for environmental, physiological, biological
scientists due to its dual effect (toxicity and essentiality) in terrestrial biota. In general, the …

A review on the sustainability of thermal treatment for contaminated soils

D Ding, X Song, C Wei, J LaChance - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Sustainable remediation is a goal in the remediation industry. Thermal treatment can
remediate contaminated sites quickly and reliably, but its energy-intensive nature and …

Cleaner technologies to combat heavy metal toxicity

S Rebello, MS Sivaprasad, AN Anoopkumar… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metals frequently occur as silent poisons present in our daily diet, the environment
we live and the products we use, leaving us victims to various associated drastic health and …

Managing Antimony Pollution: insights into soil–plant System Dynamics and Remediation Strategies1

FU Haider, U Zulfiqar, N ul Ain, T Mehmood, U Ali… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Researchers are increasingly concerned about antimony (Sb) in ecosystems and the
environment. Sb primarily enters the environment through anthropogenic (urbanization …

[HTML][HTML] NRT2. 1, a major contributor to cadmium uptake controlled by high-affinity nitrate transporters

MY Guan, MX Chen, ZZ Cao - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2021 - Elsevier
Management of nitrogen fertilizer is a good strategy for controlling cadmium (Cd)
accumulation in plants. Some progress has already been made but much remains to be …