A review of the predictive models estimating association of neutral and ionizable organic chemicals with dissolved organic carbon

CM Vitale, A Di Guardo - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) plays a key role in environmental transport, fate and
bioavailability of organic chemicals in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Predicting the …

Rhizoremediation of weathered PCBs in a heavily contaminated agricultural soil: results of a biostimulation trial in semi field conditions

E Terzaghi, L Vergani, F Mapelli, S Borin… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper describes the results of a rhizoremediation greenhouse experiment planned to
select the best plant species and soil management for the bioremediation of weathered …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the atmosphere and soils of Dalian, China: Source, urban-rural gradient, and air-soil exchange

Y Wang, M Bao, Y Zhang, F Tan, H Zhao, Q Zhang, Q Li - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
We investigated the concentrations, distributions, and sources of PAHs in the air and soils of
Dalian, China, as well as their air-soil exchange trends. Total concentrations of PAHs in the …

Soil colloids can significantly enhance spreading of polybromodiphenyl ethers in groundwater by serving as an effective carrier

L Duan, M Li, J Liu, W Chen - Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2025 - Elsevier
Polybromodiphenyl ethers (PBDEs), the widely used flame retardants, are common
contaminants in surface soils at e-waste recycling sites. The association of PBDEs with soil …

Sedimentary records of persistent organic pollutants (OCPs and PCBs) in Ngoring Lake, the central Tibetan Plateau, China: Impacts of westerly atmospheric transport …

Y Ding, S Qi, H Huang, Y Zhang, H Zheng, Y Qin… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lake sediments in remote alpine regions are used to infer information on persistent organic
pollutants (POPs) delivery via long-range atmospheric transport (LRAT) with limited …

[HTML][HTML] Pollution and edaphic factors shape bacterial community structure and functionality in historically contaminated soils

F Mapelli, L Vergani, E Terzaghi, S Zecchin… - Microbiological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Studies about biodegradation potential in soils often refer to artificially contaminated and
simplified systems, overlooking the complexity associated with contaminated sites in a real …

Plants radically change the mobility of PCBs in soil: Role of different species and soil conditions

E Terzaghi, CM Vitale, G Salina, A Di Guardo - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The mobility of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in soil cultivated with different
plant species was evaluated by means of a column experiment to investigate the specific …

New Data Set of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxin and Dibenzofuran Half-Lives: Natural Attenuation and Rhizoremediation Using Several Common Plant Species in …

E Terzaghi, L Vergani, F Mapelli, S Borin… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
In this paper, a new data set of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and dibenzofuran
(PCDD/Fs) half-lives (HLs) in soil is presented. Data are derived from a greenhouse …

PCB vertical and horizontal movement in agricultural soils of a highly contaminated site: Role of soil properties, cultivation history and PCB physico-chemical …

A Di Guardo, G Raspa, E Terzaghi, L Vergani… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The agricultural areas of a historically contaminated National Relevance Site (SIN Brescia
Caffaro) in Italy are an ideal case for studying the long term vertical and horizontal …

Life cycle exposure of plants considerably affects root uptake of PCBs: Role of growth strategies and dissolved/particulate organic carbon variability

E Terzaghi, G Raspa, E Zanardini, C Morosini… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plant roots can accumulate organic chemicals, including PCBs, and this could be relevant in
spreading chemicals through the food chain. To estimate such uptake, several equations are …