Assessment of heavy metal pollution from anthropogenic activities and remediation strategies: A review

JP Vareda, AJM Valente, L Durães - Journal of environmental management, 2019 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution is a nefarious issue with implications for life. Heavy metals are natural
occurring elements, having both natural and anthropogenic sources. The latter are however …

Distribution of rare earth elements (REEs) and their roles in plant growth: A review

Y Tao, L Shen, C Feng, R Yang, J Qu, H Ju… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing use of rare earth elements (REEs) in various industries has led to a rise in
discharge points, thus increasing discharge rates, circulation, and human exposure …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of heavy metal contamination in sediment at the newly established tannery industrial Estate in Bangladesh: A case study

MS Rahman, Z Ahmed, SM Seefat, R Alam… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
This research work was focused to evaluate the concentration of heavy metals (ie, Cr, Pb,
Mn, Cu and Fe) in sediment samples collected from the Dhaleshwari River near the area of …

[HTML][HTML] Cryptic footprints of rare earth elements on natural resources and living organisms

M Adeel, JY Lee, M Zain, M Rizwan, A Nawab… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Rare earth elements (REEs) are gaining attention due to rapid rise of
modern industries and technological developments in their usage and residual …

Cobalt recovery from Li-ion battery recycling: a critical review

AB Botelho Junior, S Stopic, B Friedrich, JAS Tenório… - Metals, 2021 - mdpi.com
The increasing demand for Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles sheds light upon the Co
supply chain. The metal is crucial to the cathode of these batteries, and the leading global …

Role of temperature, wind, and precipitation in heavy metal contamination at copper mines: a review

A Punia - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021 - Springer
The increasing demand for minerals pressurizing the mining authorities to extract low-grade
ore results in more mining waste and degradation of the environment. The main aim of …

Recovery of rare earth elements by carbon-based nanomaterials—a review

CED Cardoso, JC Almeida, CB Lopes, T Trindade… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Modern societies depend strongly on electronic and electric equipment (EEE) which has a
side effect result on the large production of electronic wastes (e-waste). This has been …

New ecological risk indices for evaluating heavy metals contamination in aquatic sediment: a case study of the Gulf of Guinea

NU Benson, AE Adedapo, OH Fred-Ahmadu… - Regional Studies in …, 2018 - Elsevier
New indices–modified hazard quotient (m HQ) and ecological contamination index (ECI)–
were developed for the evaluation of heavy metals contamination of sediment. Sequential …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in the fate of rare earth elements, REE, in transitional environments: coasts and estuaries

M Arienzo, L Ferrara, M Trifuoggi, M Toscanesi - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The production of rare earth elements, REE, has significantly increased over the past years,
in parallel with the latest advances in nanotechnologies and representing a new group of …

Reconciling the geogenic and non-crustal origins of elements in an Indo-Bangla transboundary river, Atrai: Pollution status, sediment quality, and preliminary risk …

AH Anik, R Khan, S Hossain, MAB Siddique… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study has been conducted on an anthropogenically less influenced transboundary river
(Atrai: Indo-Bangladesh) to comprehend the inherent geochemistry and identify potential …