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High-temperature electrothermal remediation of multi-pollutants in soil
Nature Communications, 2023 Soil contamination is an environmental issue due to increasing anthropogenic activities. Existing processes for soil remediation suffer from long treatment time and lack generality because of different sources, occurrences, and properties of pollutants ...
Bing Deng +15 more
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Regional differences and sources of organochlorine pesticides in soils surrounding chemical industrial parks [PDF]
, 2009 Concentrations of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs; dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs), hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs), hexachlorobenzene (HCB)) were investigated in 105 soil samples collected in vicinity of the chemical industrial parks in Tianjin ...
Han, Jingyi +7 more
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Isoprene emission by plants in polluted environments
Journal of Plant Interactions, 2023 In recent years, anthropogenic activities and climate change have significantly increased exposure of plants to environmental stresses (single or multiple) and pollutants, which negatively affect plant growth, survival, and productivity.
Manuel Bellucci +4 more
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Pollutants Biodegradation by Fungi [PDF]
, 2009 Revisión sobre los mecanismos de detoxificación de contaminantes por hongosOne of the major problems facing the industrialized world today is the contamination of soils, ground water, sediments, surfacewater and air with hazardous and toxic chemicals ...
Aleu Casatejada, Josefina +2 more
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Spatial Connections between Microplastics and Heavy Metal Pollution within Floodplain Soils
Applied Sciences, 2022 Soils contain an increasing number of different pollutants, which are often released into the environment by human activity. Among the “new” potential pollutants are plastics and microplastics.
Collin J. Weber +2 more
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Impacts of air pollution on human and ecosystem health, and implications for the National Emission Ceilings Directive. Insights from Italy [PDF]
, 2019 Across the 28 EU member states there were nearly half a million premature deaths in 2015 as a result of exposure to PM2.5, O3 and NO2. To set the target for air quality levels and avoid negative impacts for human and ecosystems health, the National ...
Anav, Alessandro +20 more
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Atmosphere, 2022 In order to reduce pollutant emission from substation fires into the soil environment, developing technology to remove pollutants in soil after substation fires is necessary.
Shixiong Jiang, Sunxian Weng
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Metabolomics reveals the size effect of microplastics impeding membrane synthesis in rice cells
Ecotoxicology and Environmental SafetyThe global-scale production of plastics has led to a significant accumulation in the environment, and it has become a major stressor to environmental sustainability, agricultural crops, and human health.
Zhenlong Yang +4 more
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Agronomy, 2019 The use of organic amendments in agriculture is a common practice due to their potential to increase crop productivity and enhance soil health. Indeed, organic amendments of different origin and composition (e.g., animal slurry, manure, compost, sewage ...
Julen Urra +2 more
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Biological Agents of Bioremediation: A Concise Review [PDF]
, 2015 Due to intensive agriculture, rapid industrialization and anthropogenic activities have caused environmental pollution, land degradation and increased pressure on the natural resources and contributing to their adulteration.
Biswas, Karabi
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