Highlights•Coal gangue has been applied in building material, energy, agriculture and other
industries.•Negative environmental problems cannot be ignored in the utilization of coal …

Contaminant containment measures are often necessary to prevent or minimize offsite
movement of contaminated materials for disposal or other purposes when they can be …

Soil contamination by potentially toxic elements (PTEs) has led to adverse environmental
impacts. In this review, we discussed remediation of PTEs contaminated soils through …

The use of fly ash in concrete dates back to the late 20 th century and its advantages and
disadvantages had been widely researched. Despite the broad based research carried out …

Coal fly ash, an industrial by-product, is derived from coal combustion in thermal power
plants. It is one of the most complex anthropogenic materials, and its improper disposal has …

Over the years, the production of waste ash from many sources (eg coal, biomass, industrial,
animal, and municipal solid waste) and from conventional and renewable energy …

Management of coal fly ash as a particulate byproduct of coal burning has become an issue
to be solved right away due to environmental concerns related to soil, water, and air …

Expansive clays are found in many countries worldwide, and they exhibit inherent volume
change during the seasonal moisture variation causing cracks, heaves, and damages to the …

Aluminium (Al) toxicity impedes crop growth in acidic soils and is considered the second
largest abiotic stress after drought for crops worldwide. Despite remarkable progress in …

All components of the rhizosphere can be engineered to promote plant health and growth,
two features that strongly depend upon the interactions of living organisms with their …