Arsenic: a global environmental challenge

QY Chen, M Costa - Annual Review of Pharmacology and …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Arsenic is a naturally occurring metalloid and one of the few metals that can be metabolized
inside the human body. The pervasive presence of arsenic in nature and anthropogenic …

A critical review on arsenic removal from water using biochar-based sorbents: the significance of modification and redox reactions

R Amen, H Bashir, I Bibi, SM Shaheen, NK Niazi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar is considered to be the cost-effective, environmentally-friendly and sustainable
sorbent that has an extraordinary potential to efficiently remove toxic elements, including …

Review on the interactions of arsenic, iron (oxy)(hydr) oxides, and dissolved organic matter in soils, sediments, and groundwater in a ternary system

A Aftabtalab, J Rinklebe, SM Shaheen, NK Niazi… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
High concentrations of arsenic (As) in groundwater threaten the environment and public
health. Geogenically, groundwater As contamination predominantly occurs via its …

Seven potential sources of arsenic pollution in Latin America and their environmental and health impacts

J Bundschuh, J Schneider, MA Alam, NK Niazi… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review presents a holistic overview of the occurrence, mobilization, and pathways of
arsenic (As) from predominantly geogenic sources into different near-surface environmental …

Hydrochar-nanoparticle integration for arsenic removal from wastewater: Challenges, possible solutions, and future horizon

AK Khanzada, HE Al-Hazmi, B Śniatała… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) contamination poses a significant threat to human health, ecosystems, and
agriculture, with levels ranging from 12 to 75% attributed to mine waste and stream …

Arsenic speciation and biotransformation pathways in the aquatic ecosystem: The significance of algae

MM Hussain, J Wang, I Bibi, M Shahid, NK Niazi… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The contamination of aquatic systems with arsenic (As) is considered to be an internationally-
important health and environmental issue, affecting over 115 countries globally. Arsenic …

Applications of biochar in redox-mediated reactions

Y Yuan, N Bolan, A Prévoteau, M Vithanage… - Bioresource …, 2017 - Elsevier
Biochar is chemically more reduced and reactive than the original feedstock biomass.
Graphite regions, functional groups, and redox-active metals in biochar contribute to its …

Sustainability appraisal of arsenic mitigation policy innovations in West Bengal, India

S Koley - Infrastructure Asset Management, 2022 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Treatment of arsenic-contaminated shallow groundwater upon extraction has become
imperative to provide safe drinking water in remote villages in West Bengal, India. Arsenic …

Arsenic biogeochemical cycling in paddy soil-rice system: Interaction with various factors, amendments and mineral nutrients

MM Hussain, I Bibi, NK Niazi, M Shahid, J Iqbal… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) contamination is a well-recognized environmental and health issue, threatening
over 200 million people worldwide with the prime cases in South and Southeast Asian and …

Interaction of arsenic with biochar in soil and water: a critical review

M Vithanage, I Herath, S Joseph, J Bundschuh… - Carbon, 2017 - Elsevier
Biochar exhibits a great potential to act as a universally applicable material for water and
soil remediation due to extensive availability of feedstocks and favorable physio-chemical …