Phytoremediation technology and food security impacts of heavy metal contaminated soils: A review of literature

PO Oladoye, OM Olowe, MD Asemoloye - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal accumulation in soil and water is one of major problems caused by inorganic
contaminants. Their presence in agricultural soils in high quantities have impacted the food …

A comparison of technologies for remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils

S Khalid, M Shahid, NK Niazi, B Murtaza, I Bibi… - Journal of geochemical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Soil contamination with persistent and potentially (eco) toxic heavy metal (loid) s is
ubiquitous around the globe. Concentration of these heavy metal (loid) s in soil has …

Levels of heavy metals in wastewater and soil samples from open drainage channels in Nairobi, Kenya: community health implication

GK Kinuthia, V Ngure, D Beti, R Lugalia, A Wangila… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Levels of Mercury (Hg), Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr), Nickel (Ni) &
Thallium (Tl) were established in wastewater & soil samples obtained from 8 sites in open …

Assessment of environmental and toxicity impacts and potential health hazards of heavy metals pollution of agricultural drainage adjacent to industrial zones in Egypt

RS Ahmed, ME Abuarab, MM Ibrahim, M Baioumy… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The objectives of this study were to assess the environmental impact of industrial
wastewater disposal in the El-Khadrawiya agricultural drain, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt …

Health risk assessment of heavy metals in soils from Witwatersrand Gold Mining Basin, South Africa

C Kamunda, M Mathuthu, M Madhuku - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
The study evaluates the health risk caused by heavy metals to the inhabitants of a gold
mining area. In this study, 56 soil samples from five mine tailings and 17 from two mine …

Human health risk assessment of heavy metals in agricultural soil and food crops in Hamadan, Iran

A Kharazi, M Leili, M Khazaei, MY Alikhani… - Journal of food …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, 103 water, agricultural soil, and crops irrigated with wastewater or tube-well
water were collected, and their heavy metal content was evaluated using inductively …

Hydroxyapatite-based adsorbents: Applications in sequestering heavy metals and dyes

AN Amenaghawon, CL Anyalewechi… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydroxyapatite (HAp) is a calcium phosphate material that was used primarily in bone
regeneration and repair as a result of its chemical similarity with bone. However, HAp has …

Comparison of biochars derived from different types of feedstock and their potential for heavy metal removal in multiple-metal solutions

JJ Zhao, XJ Shen, X Domene, JM Alcañiz, X Liao… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Three different types of feedstocks and their biochars were used to remove Cr (III), Cd (II), Cu
(II) and Pb (II) ions from a mixture of multiple heavy metals. The effect of the initial …

Enrichment, spatial distribution of potential ecological and human health risk assessment via toxic metals in soil and surface water ingestion in the vicinity of Sewakht …

I ur Rehman, M Ishaq, L Ali, S Khan, I Ahmad… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study focuses on enrichment, spatial distribution, potential ecological risk index (PERI)
and human health risk of various toxic metals taken via soil and surface water in the vicinity …

Determination of heavy metal levels using Betulapendula Roth. under various soil contamination in Southern Urals, Russia

K Isinkaralar, İ Koç, NA Kuzmina… - International journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Heavy metals are hazardous to environmental and human health. Metals contained in the
solid fraction of emissions are fixed in the soil absorbing complex and tend to bioaccumulate …