Biochar-mediated remediation of uranium-contaminated soils: evidence, mechanisms, and perspectives

F Huang, F Dong, L Chen, Y Zeng, L Zhou, S Sun… - Biochar, 2024 - Springer
Soil contamination by uranium presents a burgeoning global environmental concern,
exerting detrimental effects on both agricultural production and soil health. Biochar, a …

Applications of bioremediation and phytoremediation in contaminated soils and waters: CREST publications during 2018–2022

CJ Liu, SG Deng, CY Hu, P Gao, E Khan… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Biological remediation including bioremediation and phytoremediation has been used to
remediate contaminated sites due to their cost-effectiveness, energy conservation, and …

Efficacy and mechanisms of δ-MnO2 modified biochar with enhanced porous structure for uranium (VI) separation from wastewater

Y Liu, W Yuan, W Lin, S Yu, L Zhou, Q Zeng… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Even though uranium (U) is considered to be an essential strategic resource with vital
significance to nuclear power development and climate change mitigation, U exposure to …

Insight into microbial functional genes' role in geochemical distribution and cycling of uranium: The evidence from covering soils of uranium tailings dam

W Yuan, J She, J Liu, Q Zhang, X Wei, L Huang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
There exists a research gap on microbial functional genes' role in U geochemical behavior
and cycling in U contaminated soils, which has been poorly understood. Herein, 16S rRNA …

Microbial features with uranium pollution in artificial reservoir sediments at different depths under drought stress

S Liu, J Liu, J She, Z Xie, L Zhou, Q Dai, X Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The uranium (U) containing leachate from uranium tailings dam into the natural settings,
may greatly affect the downstream environment. To reveal such relationship between …

Distribution and migration of uranium, chromium, and accompanying metal (loid) s in soil-plants system around a uranium hydrometallurgical area

Y Wan, W Xu, J Liu, MA Gomez, M Sun, J Wang… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The extraction and utilization of uranium (U) ores have led to the release of significant
amounts of potentially toxic metal (loid) s (PTMs) into the environment, constituting a grave …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the response mechanisms of Pinellia ternata to terahertz wave stresses using transcriptome and metabolic data

D Wang, S Sarsaiya, X Qian, L Jin, F Shu… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit.(Araceae), a significant medicinal plant, has been used to treat
various diseases for centuries. Terahertz radiation (THZ) is located between microwaves …

Oxidation of biogenic U (IV) in the presence of bioreduced clay minerals and organic ligands

R Li, L Zhang, Y Chen, Q Xia, D Liu… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Bioreduction of soluble U (VI) to sparingly soluble U (IV) is proposed as an effective
approach to remediating uranium contamination. However, the stability of biogenic U (IV) in …

Uranium and fluoride accumulation in vegetable and cereal crops: a review on current status and crop-wise differences

S Sachdeva, MA Powell, G Nandini, H Kumar, R Kumar… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Uranium (U) and fluoride (F−) contamination in agricultural products, especially vegetable
and cereal crops, has raised serious concerns about food safety and human health on a …

Lactic acid bacteria induce phosphate recrystallization for the in situ remediation of uranium-contaminated topsoil: Principle and application

Z He, L Dong, K Zhang, D Zhang, X Pan - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Uranium (U) contamination often occurs in the topsoil (arable layer), and is a serious threat
to crop growth. However, conventional microbial reduction methods are sensitive to oxygen …