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Biochar for soil remediation: A comprehensive review of current research on pollutant removal.

Environmental Pollution, 2023
Biochar usage in soil remediation has turned out to be an enticing topic recently. Biochar, a product formed by pyrolysis of organic waste, which is rich in carbon, has the aptitude to ameliorate climate change by sequestering carbon while also enhancing
Thanh-Binh Nguyen, Kamakshi Sherpa, Xuan-Thanh Bui, Van-Truc Nguyen, T. Vo, H. Ho, Chiu-wen Chen, C. Dong   +7 more
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Research progress on the environmental risk assessment and remediation technologies of heavy metal pollution in agricultural soil.

Journal of Environmental Science
Controlling heavy metal pollution in agricultural soil has been a significant challenge. These heavy metals seriously threaten the surrounding ecological environment and human health.
Xurui Mai, Jing Tang, Juexuan Tang, Xinyu Zhu, Zhenhao Yang, Xi Liu, Xiaojie Zhuang, Guang Feng, Lin Tang   +8 more
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MXenes as emerging nanomaterials in water purification and environmental remediation.

Science of the Total Environment, 2021
Environmental pollution has accelerated and intensified because of the acceleration of industrialization, therefore fabricating excellent materials to remove hazardous pollutants has become inevitable.
Shujun Yu, Hao Tang, Di Zhang, Shuqin Wang, Muqing Qiu, Gang Song, D. Fu, Baowei Hu, Xian-he Wang   +8 more
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Sustainable polymeric adsorbents for adsorption-based water remediation and pathogen deactivation: a review

RSC Advances
Water is a fundamental resource, yet various contaminants increasingly threaten its quality, necessitating effective remediation strategies. Sustainable polymeric adsorbents have emerged as promising materials in adsorption-based water remediation ...
H. Alkhaldi, S. Alharthi, Salha Alharthi, Hind A AlGhamdi, Yasmeen M. AlZahrani, Safwat A. Mahmoud, L. G. Amin, N. H. Al-Shaalan, Waleed E. Boraie, Mohmed S Attia, S. A. Al-Gahtany, N. Aldaleeli, M. Ghobashy, A. Sharshir, M. Madani, R. Darwesh, Sana F. Abaza   +16 more
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A Remedy for The Misuse of Remedies

Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (Practical Pharmacy ed.), 1955
Abstract If the pharmacist is to be more than a merchant he must stress professional service and consider the prestige of his calling. In this timely, realistic article the Dean of the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy pinpoints the fierce competition pharmacy faces from general retailers and offers a bold answer and program for the profession.
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Remediation methods of heavy metal contaminated soils from environmental and geotechnical standpoints.

Science of the Total Environment, 2023
Heavy metal-contaminated soils (HMCS) threaten world health and sustainable growth, hence numerous remediation methods have been devised. Meanwhile, environmental sustainability and geotechnical serviceability of remediated HMCS are important ...
Zia ur Rehman, Muhammad Junaid, Nauman Ijaz, U. Khalid, Zain Ijaz   +4 more
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Recent advances in phyto-combined remediation of heavy metal pollution in soil.

Biotechnology Advances
The global industrialization and modernization have witnessed a rapid progress made in agricultural production, along with the issue of soil heavy metal (HM) pollution, which has posed severe threats to soil quality, crop yield, and human health ...
S. Deng, Xuan Zhang, Yonghua Zhu, Rui Zhuo   +3 more
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Drawing for a Remedy

Scientific American, 2016
The article discusses the use of a blood test for diagnosing tuberculosis, developed by medical professor Purvesh Khatri and colleagues at Stanford University. Emphasis is given to topics such as the analysis of bacteria in sputum and mucus, the cost of testing in developing countries, and a patent for the blood testing.
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Non-phytoremediation and phytoremediation technologies of integrated remediation for water and soil heavy metal pollution: A comprehensive review.

Science of the Total Environment
Since the 1980s, there has been increasing concern over heavy metal pollution remediation. However, most research focused on the individual remediation technologies for heavy metal pollutants in either soil or water.
Nengqian Liu, Jiang Zhao, Jiawen Du, Cheng Hou, Xuefei Zhou, Jiabin Chen, Yalei Zhang   +6 more
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Remediation of soil and water contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbon: A review

, 2020
The global use of petroleum hydrocarbons for energy and raw materials in various applications has increased with extensive release of a wide variety of contaminants into the environment, affecting soil, surface water and groundwater.
I. C. Ossai, Aziz Ahmed, Auwalu Hassan, F. Hamid   +3 more
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