The current approach to soil remediation: a review of physicochemical and biological technologies, and the potential of their strategic combination

JD Aparicio, EE Raimondo, JM Saez… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the last decades, the growing industrial activities, rapid urbanization, highest consumption
rates, and non-safe human practices have greatly increased soil pollution with …

Successes and limitations of phytotechnologies at field scale: outcomes, assessment and outlook from COST Action 859

M Mench, N Lepp, V Bert, JP Schwitzguébel… - Journal of Soils and …, 2010 - Springer
Purpose Many agricultural and brownfield soils are polluted and more have become
marginalised due to the introduction of new, risk-based legislation. The European …

Problems and prospects concerning the phytoremediation of heavy metal polluted soils: a review

GN Koptsik - Eurasian Soil Science, 2014 - Springer
The current state, problems, and prospects of phymoremediation of heavy metal polluted
soils are analyzed. The main attention is paid to the phytoextraction and phytostabilization …

Zinc accumulation and synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using Physalis alkekengi L.

J Qu, X Yuan, X Wang, P Shao - Environmental pollution, 2011 - Elsevier
A field survey and greenhouse experiments were conducted using Physalis alkekengi L. to
investigate strategies of phytoremediation. In addition, ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized …

Strategies for enhancing the phytoremediation of cadmium-contaminated agricultural soils by Solanum nigrum L

P Ji, T Sun, Y Song, ML Ackland, Y Liu - Environmental pollution, 2011 - Elsevier
Field trials contribute practical information towards the development of phytoremediation
strategies that cannot be provided by laboratory tests. We conducted field experiments …

Promising technologies for Cd-contaminated soils: drawbacks and possibilities

A Mahar, A Ali, AH Lahori, F Wahid, R Li… - … , climate, plant and …, 2020 - Springer
Soil contamination caused by Cd (Cadmium) is a serious problem worldwide which is
broadly distributed contaminant in the soil ecosystem. Refining plants, sewage sludge …

Prediction of cadmium uptake by brown rice and derivation of soil–plant transfer models to improve soil protection guidelines

P Römkens, HY Guo, CL Chu, TS Liu, CF Chiang… - Environmental …, 2009 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) levels in paddy fields across Taiwan have increased due to emission from
industry. To ensure the production of rice that meets food quality standards, predictive …

Cadmium isotopic fractionation in the soil–plant system during repeated phytoextraction with a cadmium hyperaccumulating plant species

JW Zhou, Z Li, MS Liu, HM Yu, LH Wu… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Analysis of stable metal isotopes can provide important information on biogeochemical
processes in the soil–plant system. Here, we conducted a repeated phytoextraction …

Relationship between root structure and root cadmium uptake in maize

T Redjala, I Zelko, T Sterckeman, V Legué… - … and Experimental Botany, 2011 - Elsevier
A clear description of the mechanism of root cadmium absorption is required in order to
understand how this toxic metal is phytoaccumulated. An experiment was carried out in …

Comparison of three types of oil crop rotation systems for effective use and remediation of heavy metal contaminated agricultural soil

Y Yang, X Zhou, B Tie, L Peng, H Li, K Wang, Q Zeng - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Selecting suitable plants tolerant to heavy metals and producing products of economic value
may be a key factor in promoting the practical application of phytoremediation polluted soils …