[HTML][HTML] Biochar modulating soil biological health: A review

S Bolan, S Sharma, S Mukherjee, M Kumar… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biochar can be used for multifunctional applications including the improvement of soil health
and carbon storage, remediation of contaminated soil and water resources, mitigation of …

Solid waste: An overlooked source of microplastics to the environment

H Golwala, X Zhang, SM Iskander, AL Smith - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics pollution is one of the most pressing environmental problems of the 21st
century. While microplastics are pervasive throughout various environmental compartments …

Agronomic efficiency of animal-derived organic fertilizers and their effects on biology and fertility of soil: A review

S Bhunia, A Bhowmik, R Mallick, J Mukherjee - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Healthy soils are essential for progressive agronomic activities. Organic fertilization
positively affects agro-ecosystems by stimulating plant growth, enhancing crop productivity …

Dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) via integrons in Escherichia coli: a risk to human health

S Zhang, M Abbas, MU Rehman, Y Huang, R Zhou… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
With the induction of various emerging environmental contaminants such as antibiotic
resistance genes (ARGs), environment is considered as a key indicator for the spread of …

Plant disease management: leveraging on the plant-microbe-soil interface in the biorational use of organic amendments

AO Akanmu, OO Babalola, V Venturi… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Agriculture is faced with many challenges including loss of biodiversity, chemical
contamination of soils, and plant pests and diseases, all of which can directly compromise …

Investigation of the microplastics profile in sludge from China's largest Water reclamation plant using a feasible isolation device

Q Xu, Y Gao, L Xu, W Shi, F Wang, GA LeBlanc… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge, which is widely applied to land as a fertilizer, is a key source of
microplastics in the environment. We sought to develop a feasible device for isolation of …

Microplastics in the soil environment: Focusing on the sources, its transformation and change in morphology

J Zhu, G Dong, F Feng, J Ye, CH Liao, CH Wu… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are small plastic pieces less than 5 mm in size. Previous studies have
focused on the sources, transports, and fates of MPs in marine or sediment environments …