Heavy metal contamination in agricultural soil: environmental pollutants affecting crop health

A Rashid, BJ Schutte, A Ulery, MK Deyholos, S Sanogo… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heavy metals and metalloids (HMs) are environmental pollutants, most notably cadmium,
lead, arsenic, mercury, and chromium. When HMs accumulate to toxic levels in agricultural …

Heavy metals and human health: Possible exposure pathways and the competition for protein binding sites

D Witkowska, J Słowik, K Chilicka - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Heavy metals enter the human body through the gastrointestinal tract, skin, or via inhalation.
Toxic metals have proven to be a major threat to human health, mostly because of their …

Sorption of chemical contaminants on degradable and non-degradable microplastics: Recent progress and research trends

FG Torres, DC Dioses-Salinas… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (< 5 mm) are ubiquitous contaminants of growing concern. These
have been found in multiple environmental compartments, including remote sites where …

Mismanagement of plastic waste through open burning with emphasis on the global south: a systematic review of risks to occupational and public health

CA Velis, E Cook - Environmental Science & Technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Large quantities of mismanaged plastic waste threaten the health and wellbeing of billions
worldwide, particularly in low-and middle-income countries where waste management …

Metal tolerance in plants: Molecular and physicochemical interface determines the “not so heavy effect” of heavy metals

M Thakur, S Praveen, PR Divte, R Mitra, M Kumar… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
An increase in technological interventions and ruthless urbanization in the name of
development has deteriorated our environment over time and caused the buildup of heavy …

[HTML][HTML] Sources, characteristics, toxicity, and control of ultrafine particles: An overview

AL Moreno-Ríos, LP Tejeda-Benítez… - Geoscience …, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution by particulate matter (PM) is one of the main threats to human health,
particularly in large cities where pollution levels are continually exceeded. According to their …

Pristine and engineered biochar for the removal of contaminants co-existing in several types of industrial wastewaters: a critical review

DCC da Silva Medeiros, C Nzediegwu… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar has been widely studied as an adsorbent for the removal of contaminants from
wastewater due to its unique characteristics, such as having a large surface area, well …

Data-driven soft computing modeling of groundwater quality parameters in southeast Nigeria: comparing the performances of different algorithms

JC Egbueri, JC Agbasi - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022 - Springer
In recent decades, the simulation and modeling of water quality parameters have been
useful for monitoring and assessment of the quality of water resources. Moreover, the use of …

Capacity and potential mechanisms of Cd (II) adsorption from aqueous solution by blue algae-derived biochars

P Liu, D Rao, L Zou, Y Teng, H Yu - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The removal of potentially toxic metals by biochars is currently a popular and salutary
method. In this study, we combined the advantages of blue algae (Microcystic) and pyrolysis …

Ambient ultrafine particle (PM0. 1): Sources, characteristics, measurements and exposure implications on human health

SFI Abdillah, YF Wang - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The problem of ultrafine particles (UFPs; PM 0.1) has been prevalent since the past
decades. In addition to become easily inhaled by human respiratory system due to their …