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Harmful Chemicals in Soil and Risk Assessment of an Abandoned Open Dumpsite in Eastern China

Journal of Chemistry, 2015
The concentrations of pollutants in soil samples collected in and around a dumpsite in Heze, Shandong, China, were investigated, and the potential ecological and health risks of these pollutants were assessed.
Ying Huang, YongXia Li, Jian Yang, MinMin Xu, Bo Sun, FuWei Gao, Ning Wang   +6 more
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Lead adsorption by biochar under the elevated competition of cadmium and aluminum

Scientific Reports, 2017
Competitive adsorption studies are important to accurately estimate the lead adsorption capacity on biochar in soil. The structure of biochars was evaluated by Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and X-ray Diffraction, and the competitive of Cadmium (
Lu Han, Linbo Qian, Rongqin Liu, Mengfang Chen, Jingchun Yan, Qinhong Hu   +5 more
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Variations of Bacterial and Diazotrophic Community Assemblies throughout the Soil Profile in Distinct Paddy Soil Types and Their Contributions to Soil Functionality

mSystems, 2022
Soil microbiota plays fundamental roles in maintaining ecosystem functions and services, including biogeochemical processes and plant productivity. Despite the ubiquity of soil microorganisms from the topsoil to deeper layers, their vertical distribution
Xiaomi Wang, Ying Teng, Wenjie Ren, Yuntao Li, Teng Yang, Yan Chen, Ling Zhao, Huimin Zhang, Eiko E. Kuramae   +8 more
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Soil Remediation Applications of Nanoparticles

, 2023
Soil pollution occurs when abnormally high concentrations of toxic substances are present in the soil. The occurrence of inorganic and organic pollutants in the soil has become a critical environmental and public health threat.
Altaee, A
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Characteristics and Mechanisms of Soil Co-Contamination Affecting the Transfer of Cadmium and Arsenic in Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Agronomy, 2023
Soil co-contamination with cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As) occurs frequently and has caused increasing concern. This study aimed to explore the transfer characteristics and the chemical forms, subcellular distribution of Cd and As, as well as the synthesis
Changfeng Ding, Sajjad Hussain, Xinxin Xie, Zhigao Zhou, Xingxiang Wang   +4 more
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Heavy metal concentrations in rice that meet safety standards can still pose a risk to human health

Communications Earth & Environment, 2023
National safety standard for concentrations of arsenic and cadmium in commercial rice in China are sufficiently high to pose non-negligible health risks especially for chronically exposed children, according to a regionally resolved probability and fuzzy
Renhao Wei, Chang Chen, Meng Kou, Zhaoyang Liu, Zhen Wang, Junxiong Cai, Wenfeng Tan   +6 more
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Degradation of bisphenol A in an oxidation system constructed from Mo2C MXene and peroxymonosulfate

npj Clean Water, 2022
The etched Mo2C MXene with a layered structure was characterized as an environmentally friendly catalyst in the bisphenol A (BPA) removal by advanced oxidation.
Xuwen Chen, Fredrick Owino Gudda, Xiaojie Hu, Michael Gatheru Waigi, Yanzheng Gao   +4 more
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Application of biochar for soil remediation [PDF]

, 2015
Research into the use of biochar for the remediation of contaminated soils has expanded rapidly over the past 5 yr. We review recent developments in the field and present the findings emanating from small-scale batch sorption experiments, through soil ...
Eduardo Moreno-Jiménez, Moreno-Jiminez, Eduardo, Luke Beesley, Sizmur, Tom, Puga, Aline Peregrina, Quilliam, Richard, Gomez-Eyles, Jose, Peregrina Puga, Aline, Jose L. Gomez-Eyles, Gomez-Eyles, Jose L, Tom Sizmur, Aline Peregrina Puga, Beesley, Luke, Moreno-Jiménez, Eduardo, Richard Quilliam   +14 more
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Electrokinetic remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil (I)

, 2021
The remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) in a contaminated soil by electrokinetic (EK) treatment was studied in the laboratory. The effects of applying a constant electrical current on soil pH, moisture content, electrical conductivity (EC ...
Saini, Anish, Dawit Nega Bekele, Ravi Naidu, Bekele, Dawit Nega, Chadalavada, Sreenivasulu, Cheng Fang, Fang, Cheng, Anish Saini, Sreenivasulu Chadalavada, Naidu, Ravi   +9 more
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Community Profile and Drivers of Predatory Myxobacteria under Different Compost Manures

Microorganisms, 2021
Myxobacteria are unique predatory microorganisms with a distinctive social lifestyle. These taxa play key roles in the microbial food webs in different ecosystems and regulate the community structures of soil microbial communities.
Wei Dai, Ning Wang, Wenhui Wang, Xianfeng Ye, Zhongli Cui, Jieling Wang, Dandan Yao, Yuanhua Dong, Hui Wang   +8 more
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