Although humic substances (HSs) are among the most valuable compounds in the
environment, they often constitute nuisance factors for wastewater treatment plants …

Sewage sludge is a type of urban waste generated as a byproduct of wastewater treatment
in quantities ranging from 9 to 9.5 million tons (dry substance) in Europe. This waste can be …

Photocatalytic membranes (PMs) provide an excellent removal efficiency for emerging
pollutants (EPs) through simultaneous photocatalytic degradation and molecular separation …

Silver and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are extensively used as antimicrobial agents in
various products and consequently enter the soil ecosystem, in which they accumulate and …

Soil salinity is known to be a significant threat to food security for the increasing population,
which is further aggravated under the climate change scenario. Indo-Gangetic plain (IGP) is …

Presence of carcinogenic chromium, ie, Cr (VI), in different industrial effluents necessitates
design and development of effective abatement technologies. Nanosorbent consisting of …

The development of new natural biostimulant sources for a sustainable agriculture is a
strategic issue aiming to improve the healthy food production. In this sense, the goal was to …

The present study investigates the efficient extraction of humic acid (HA) from Tunisian
lignite (TL). The extraction method was optimized using the full factorial design (FFD) based …

Increasing the yield of kidney bean plants is a challenge to humankind dependent on many
management practices eg, fertilizing. Despite the efforts of workers in the plant nutrition field …

This work is based on the hypothesis that the depositions of the calcareous alga
Lithothamnium sp. at the bottom of the ocean contain bioactive humic substances which may …