Propensity and appraisal of biochar performance in removal of oil spills: A comprehensive review

AMP Madhubashani, DA Giannakoudakis… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, the adsorption-based environmental remediation techniques have gained a
considerable attention, due to their economic viability and simplicity over other methods …

[HTML][HTML] Crude oil contaminated sites: evaluation by using risk assessment approach

DM Cocârţă, MA Stoian, A Karademir - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Soils contaminated with toxic and persistent pollutants pose different and serious hazards to
the environment and human health. Multidisciplinary procedures that are considering …

Comparative Genomic Analysis and Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and o-, m-, and p-Xylene (BTEX) Degradation Pathways of Pseudoxanthomonas spadix BD …

EJ Choi, HM Jin, SH Lee, RK Math… - Applied and …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pseudoxanthomonas spadix BD-a59, isolated from gasoline-contaminated soil, has the
ability to degrade all six BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and o-, m-, and p-xylene) …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the potential ecological and human health risks of heavy metals in Ahvaz oil field, Iran

MR Ghorbani, N Ghanavati, T Babaenejad… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The potential hazard to human health from exposure to heavy metals in surface soil was
assessed using 66 soil samples collected from Ahvaz oil field. To this end, the contents of …

Human health risk assessment of heavy metals in street dust in Abadan.

N Ghanavati - 2018 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Abstract Background and Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate risk of
heavy metals on human health including (Pb, Zn, Cu, Cr, Cd, Ni, V, As and Co) in street …

Heavy metal pollution and ecological geochemistry of soil impacted by activities of oil industry in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

PO Fatoba, CO Ogunkunle, OO Folarin… - Environmental Earth …, 2016 - Springer
The aim of the study was to assess the metal pollution of the soil around two crude oil flow
stations in the Niger Delta, Nigeria and perform the ecological geochemistry of soil. Soil …

[PDF][PDF] Gold mining in Igun-Ijesha, Southwest Nigeria: impacts and implications for water quality

OO Ayantobo, JA Awomeso… - American Journal of …, 2014 - academia.edu
This study was carried out in Igun-Ijesha, Osun State, Nigeria to determine the likely
hotspots of water contamination for future treatment trials. Water quality analyses were …

Geogenic and anthropogenic sources of potentially toxic elements in airborne dust in northeastern Iran

A Ziyaee, DR Hirmas, A Karimi, M Kehl… - Aeolian Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Little attention has been given to the nature and sources of airborne dust affecting
northeastern Iran. The objectives of this study were to examine the concentrations of …

[PDF][PDF] Investigation of heavy metals accumulation in the soil and pine trees

J Kharkan, MH Sayadi, MR Rezaei - مجله مدیریت و مهندسی بهداشت محیط, 2019‎ - ehemj.com
Background: Human activities related to workshops in the cities contribute to the release of
heavy metals into the environment, which pose serious risks to the environment and to …

Assessment of the impacts of municipal solid waste dumps on soils and plants

C Nwaogu, HD Ogbuagu, S Abrakasa… - Chemistry and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The study aimed at evaluating the impacts of open municipal solid wastes dumps on soil
and vegetation near the main roads linking major cities in Nigeria. We hypothesised that the …