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Anthropogenic heavy metals in organic forest soils [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The continuous heavy metal accumulation in organic topsoils in forests will pose problems for soil microbial health for many years to come. The primary objective of this thesis was to investigate heavy metal pollution in forest soils and its effects on ...
Åkerblom, Staffan
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Heavy metals’ removal from aqueous environments using silica sulfuric acid

open access: yesWater Reuse, 2021
There is a growing environmental and health concern associated with contamination by heavy metals. It has also been intensified due to an increase of the exposure to such pollutants as a result of industrial and technological growth.
Nasrin Hosseinahli   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Application of nanomaterials for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences
Heavy metals ions like mercury, copper, zinc, lead etc. are found in the environment as they are released by various industries directly or indirectly into the soil and water leading to the adverse effects on the nature and its entities so it is a matter
Kaur Hardeep, Athwal Shinar
doaj   +1 more source

Heavy metal distribution in recent sediments along the Tietê River basin (São Pauro, Brazil) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The distribution of heavy metals in recent sediments deposited along the Tietê River, a highly polluted river in southeast region of Brazil was studied.
Probst, Jean-Luc   +2 more
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Adsorption characteristics and mechanism analysis of heavy metal Zn2+by cement-soil and alkali activated slag-bentonite-soil

open access: yesCase Studies in Construction Materials
With the increasing emphasis on low-carbon environmental protection, alkali activated cementitious materials are gradually being used as a substitute for cement in vertical cutoff walls for polluted sites.
Kaiqiang Geng   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lipid production and heavy metals adsorption by an Aspergillus fumigatus GAH1 isolate

open access: yes, 2020
Few species of filamentous fungi can accumulate considerable amounts of intracellular lipids when grown under certain stress conditions; thus, they can be used for biodiesel production.
El-Shall, H.S.   +5 more
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Adsorption study of heavy metal ions from aqueous solution by nanoparticle of wild herbs

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Aquatic Research, 2018
Wild herbs (Equisetum, EH and Teucrium, TH) were used as environment friendly adsorbents in the present study. This study focuses on the investigation of the adsorption ability of Co, Cd and Li from aqueous solution.
Ghadah M. Al-Senani, Foziah F. Al-Fawzan
doaj   +1 more source

Bacteria in heavy metal contaminated soil: diversity, tolerance and use in remediation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The objectives of this project were to determine the bacterial diversity in a heavily contaminated metal region of Portugal. Both traditional and molecular based methods were used to identify tolerant strains and species. The most tolerant species were
Pires, Carlos
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The adsorption effect of aquaculture residual feed on heavy metals and its impact on microbial metabolism of feed

open access: yesEcological Processes
Background Intensive and large-scale aquaculture has a high biological density, and a large amount of artificial feed must be provided. As a result, residual feed would be discharged into natural water bodies with water exchange.
Sufeng Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adsorção de chumbo, cádmio e prata em óxido de nióbio (V) hidratado preparado pelo método da precipitação em solução homogênea

open access: yesQuímica Nova, 2011
This paper describes the adsorption of heavy metals ions from aqueous solution by hydrous niobium oxide. Three heavy metals were selected for this study: cadmium, lead and silver. Adsorption isotherms were well fitted by Langmuir model.
Gerônimo V Tagliaferro   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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