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Heavy metal source identification in Shafa Badran using geographic information system and three-dimensional modelling [PDF]

Journal of Water and Land Development
This study investigates heavy metal contamination in water sources in Shafa Badran, Jordan, focusing on Pb, Cd, and bromate (BrO3−). Over a 12-month period, water samples were collected monthly from 22 sites representing industrial, agricultural ...
Omar Asad Ahmad
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Agricultural soils and microplastics: Are biosolids the problem?

Frontiers in Soil Science, 2023
Biosolids are the solid by-product of the wastewater treatment system. They are regularly applied to agricultural land in the UK to fertilize and increase crop yields, but they have been shown to contain high concentrations of microplastics.
Freya Radford, Freya Radford, Freya Radford, Alice Horton, Malcolm Hudson, Peter Shaw, Ian Williams   +6 more
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Urban-rural income disparities and atmospheric contamination: Aggravating or restraining?

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
This article constructed the local effect and significant interaction model of the urban-rural income disparities with atmospheric contamination and conducted theoretical analysis and empirical tested the urban-rural income disparity influences regional ...
Chuanhao Wu, Zhixin Zhang, Ehsan Elahi, Guoting Mu, Peng Zhao   +4 more
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Nitrate concentration in groundwater of rural areas from São José do Rio Preto (SP), Brazil

Revista Águas Subterrâneas, 2015
Several studies, carried out in many countries, have connected agricultural practices with nitrate contamination in groundwater. In São Paulo, the monitoring program of groundwater quality, conducted by the Environmental Agency of São Paulo State (CETESB)
Cinthia Cristine de Moura, Didier Gastmans, Chang Hung Kiang, Rosângela Pacini Modesto, Paulo Fernando Rodrigues, Elaine Cristina Ruby, Andrey Vetorelli Borges   +6 more
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THE REMEDIATION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND CONTAMINATED BY HEAVY METALS

Poljoprivreda, 2020
The presence of heavy metals in an agricultural land is the primary cause of food product toxicity of a herbal and animal origin associated with a contaminated agricultural land.
Dorijan Radočaj, Natalija Velić, Mladen Jurišić, Enrih Merdić   +3 more
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Considerations for Sampling Contaminants in Agricultural Soils

Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL, 2015
Abstract Sampling agricultural soils for contaminants is relatively new. Existing standard sampling protocols used for the evaluation of soil nutrients are likelyinsufficient for contaminants. The main reasons are the very low analyte levels and differences in heterogeneity between nutrients and contaminants.
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The Impact of Magnesium on the Growth, Physiology and Quality of Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) Plants under Acid Stress

Agronomy
Magnesium plays a crucial role in plant physiological processes. However, the specific mechanisms underlying the response of tea plants to altered magnesium nutrition under acid stress remain unclear.
Xinhang Lv, Haimin Kong, Yubo Luo, Dubin Dong, Wenbin Liu, Dongtao Wu, Zhengqian Ye, Jiawei Ma, Dan Liu   +8 more
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Optimal Relationship Between As and Cd in Porewater of Paddy Soils with Variations in pe + pH: Insight from Trade-Off Value Analysis

Agriculture
The remediation of paddy soils co-contaminated with As and Cd is tricky. It is difficult to decrease Cd and As availability simultaneously due to their opposite geochemical characteristics.
Xiaosong Tian, Jiahang Li, Guanqun Chai, Dayong Luo, Yalong Gong, Huang Liu, Qing Xie, Guanghui Li   +7 more
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Thermal Properties of Biochars Derived from Waste Biomass Generated by Agricultural and Forestry Sectors

Energies, 2017
Waste residues produced by agricultural and forestry industries can generate energy and are regarded as a promising source of sustainable fuels. Pyrolysis, where waste biomass is heated under low-oxygen conditions, has recently attracted attention as a ...
Xing Yang, Hailong Wang, Peter James Strong, Song Xu, Shujuan Liu, Kouping Lu, Kuichuan Sheng, Jia Guo, Lei Che, Lizhi He, Yong Sik Ok, Guodong Yuan, Ying Shen, Xin Chen   +13 more
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Half-Century Scientometric Analysis: Unveiling the Excellence of Fungi as Biocontrol Agents and Biofertilisers

Journal of Fungi
Reducing the use of chemical inputs is becoming a major challenge in developing sustainable agriculture. Fungi, known as biocontrol agents (BCAs) and biofertilisers, are crucial in scientific research and are celebrated for their efficacy, eco ...
Ziqi Yuan, Qi Shen, Kefei Yu, Yan Liu, Huabao Zheng, Yanlai Yao, Baolei Jia   +6 more
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