Human activities generate wastes, some of which contain large amounts of heavy
metals/metalloids that could enter natural ecosystems and alter the activities and functioning …

Ecological risk assessment (ERA) is the process used to evaluate the safety of manufactured
chemicals to the environment. Here we review the pros and cons of ERA across levels of …

Sediment microbial communities are responsible for a majority of the metabolic activity in
river and stream ecosystems. Understanding the dynamics in community structure and …

Bacterial communities in sediments of human-impacted rivers are exposed to multiple
anthropogenic contaminants and eventually lead to biodiversity lost and ecological functions …

Restoration of polluted sites via in situ bioremediation relies heavily on the indigenous
microbes and their activities. Spatial heterogeneity of microbial populations, contaminants …

Soil contamination with trace elements poses a serious threat to human health and
environmental quality. Among the techniques proposed for soil remediation, stabilization …

This work studies a set of soil indicators (physical, physico-chemical and biological),
evaluated under field and laboratory conditions, in different stages of spontaneous …

Abstract Treatment with chemical amendments is among the best techniques to remediate
soils highly polluted with trace elements. The use of waste-derived products has several …

Soil ecosystems are nowadays exposed to several physical, chemical, and biological
stressors, which are directly or indirectly related to anthropogenic activities. This chapter …

Abstract Soil from Trhové Dušníky (Příbram, Czech Republic) is characterized by its high
polymetallic accumulations in Pb–Ag–Zn due to mining and smelting activities. In previous …