Biochar is a carbon-neutral or even carbon-negative material produced through thermal
decomposition of plant-and animal-based biomass under oxygen-limited conditions …

The factors affecting the release and bioavailability of contaminants present in sediments
during natural and anthropogenic disturbance events are discussed and our current state of …

Heavy metals are metals with relatively high density and toxic at very low concentrations.
The common heavy metal pollutants can be traced everywhere in minimal quantities. Heavy …

Abstract The Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem (YSLME) is an important socioeconomic
zone in Asia, but has been deteriorated by various environmental pollutants over the last …

Soils were sampled in three types of wetlands from the young (A) and old (B) reclaimed
regions of the Pearl River Estuary. They were analyzed for total concentrations of heavy …

Historic and ongoing sediment contamination adversely affects estuaries, among the most
productive marine ecosystems in the world. However, all estuaries are not the same, and …

Experiments were undertaken to examine the key variables affecting metal release and
sequestration processes in marine sediments with metal concentrations in sediments …

Heavy metal pollution in soils and sediments is becoming a matter of wide concern, this
study was carried out in Dawa County of the Liaohe River Delta, with the aim of exploring …

Soil samples were collected in tidal freshwater and salt marshes in the Yellow River Delta
(YRD), northern China, before and after the flow-sediment regulation. Total concentrations of …

The sediment pollution caused by heavy metals has attracted a great deal of attention due to
its persistence, bioaccumulation and toxicity. This research was the first to consider the …