Heavy metals are released into the environment by both anthropogenic and natural sources.
Highly reactive and often toxic at low concentrations, they may enter soils and groundwater …

The chemical stabilization, or immobilization, of trace elements (metals and metalloids; TE)
in contaminated soil has been studied for decades. A vast number of scientific publications …

More than 2.5 billion people on the globe rely on groundwater for drinking and providing
high-quality drinking water has become one of the major challenges of human society …

Arsenic-contaminated groundwater is considered one of the world's largest environmental
health crises, as more than 300 million people in more than one-third of countries worldwide …

The ceasing of industrial activities often reduces the emission of pollutants but also often
leaves disturbed areas without remediation and with persistent pollutants that can still be …

Sulfide-mining wastes may lead to severe environmental and human health risks, especially
challenging in abandoned mines without environmental regulation. This work is aimed at …

Urbanisation and industralisation has increased heavy metal pollution globally. In this
chapter we consider what we currently know of how heavy metal pollutants impact insect …

Intercropping of Pteris vittata, an arsenic (As) hyperaccumulator, with crops is a method to
realize the “production while remediation” of contaminated farmlands. However, the soil As …

Mining is responsible of releasing trace elements to the environment with potential negative
effects on wildlife. Traditionally, wildlife exposure assessment has been developed by …

In invertebrate biomonitors of chemical pollution, emphasis has been generally given to
mean accumulation patterns and how they reflect varying environmental levels of …