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Understanding the holistic approach to plant-microbe remediation technologies for removing heavy metals and radionuclides from soil

open access: yesCurrent Research in Biotechnology, 2021
Heavy metals (HMs) and radionuclides are released through geological and anthropogenic activities and enter the environment through wastewater, soil and sediment.
Mayur Thakare   +7 more
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Recent advancements in microbial-assisted remediation strategies for toxic contaminants

open access: yesCleaner Chemical Engineering, 2022
Continuous rising anthropogenic sources such as industrialization caused environmental contamination and health hazards. Toxic pollutants deposition in water and soil streams is now recognized as a severe environmental issue that has a variety of ...
Pooja Sharma   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Survival in nuclear waste, extreme resistance, and potential applications gleaned from the genome sequence of Kineococcus radiotolerans SRS30216. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2008
Kineococcus radiotolerans SRS30216 was isolated from a high-level radioactive environment at the Savannah River Site (SRS) and exhibits gamma-radiation resistance approaching that of Deinococcus radiodurans.
Christopher E Bagwell   +9 more
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Analysis of the 90SR content in grassland vegetation when placed in leached chernozem

open access: yesНовые технологии, 2022
Nuclear power continues to develop rapidly in the 21st century. Due to the growth of the population on the planet and the growth of its well-being, more energy is required, which nuclear energy can also provide.
V. A. Pogorelova   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contamination [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Soil contamination occurs when substances are added to soil, resulting in increases in concentrations above background or reference levels. Pollution may follow from contamination when contaminants are present in amounts that are detrimental to soil ...
Bacon, J.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Accumulation of 90SR in plant litter of fruit cenosis

open access: yesНовые технологии, 2023
The growth of industrial and agricultural production, against the backdrop of an increase in the population on the planet, requires an increasing amount of energy.
V. A. Pogorelova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Radiation protection considerations on radon and building materials radioactivity in Near Zero Energy Buildings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Recent updates of the E.U. Basic Safety Standards, stated in the Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM, are focusing on risks related to radon gas concentration inside dwellings and working places, as well as radioactivity of building materials.
Franci, Daniele   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Considerations on reduction of indoor air pollution from radioactive emissions from building materials and the ground [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The goal of this paper is to study the reduction of health risks from indoor radioactive pollutants, as thoron emissions from common building materials, and radon emission from both building materials and the ground.
Ippolito, Rosaria   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Towards a shared method to classify contaminated territories in the case of an accidental nuclear event: the PRIME project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The analysis of the management of the accidentally radioactive contaminated areas such as those around Chernobyl nuclear power plant highlights the fact that the current spatial classification methods hardly help in recovering proper use of the ...
Barde, C.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Spatial variation of the incidence of cancerous diseases in Al-Najaf Governorate for the period (2005-2011)

open access: yesآداب الكوفة, 2013
The study showed that cancerous disease is a very serious health problem that was the product of the environment in both its natural and human branches to a large extent, especially the impact of the environmental pollution factor, which played an ...
كفاح الاسدي   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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