[HTML][HTML] Heavy metal toxicity, sources, and remediation techniques for contaminated water and soil

SF Ahmed, PS Kumar, MR Rozbu… - … Technology & Innovation, 2022 - Elsevier
Arsenic is a highly toxic metalloid that is extensively distributed in soils and water bodies,
resulting in a variety of toxicity mechanisms and harmful effects on humans and …

Biopolymer–a sustainable and efficacious material system for effluent removal

A Subash, M Naebe, X Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Undesired discharge of various effluents directly into the aquatic ecosystem can adversely
affect water quality, endangering aquatic and terrestrial flora and fauna. Therefore, the …

Selective separation of metals from wastewater using sulfide precipitation: A critical review in agents, operational factors and particle aggregation

X Zhang, L Zeng, Y Wang, J Tian, J Wang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Extensive research has been conducted on the separation and recovery of heavy metals
from wastewater through the targeted precipitation of metal sulfides. It is necessary to …

A comprehensive review on the decontamination of lead (II) from water and wastewater by low-cost biosorbents

J Bayuo, M Rwiza, K Mtei - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The disadvantages of conventional methods in water and wastewater management
including the demand for high energy consumption, the creation of secondary toxic sludge …

3D-printable biopolymer-based materials for water treatment: A review

N Fijoł, A Aguilar-Sánchez, AP Mathew - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
The global environmental concerns drive scientists all over the world to develop eco-friendly
and sustainable alternatives to techniques and materials commonly used until now for water …

Copper slag: The leaching behavior of heavy metals and its applicability as a supplementary cementitious material

R He, S Zhang, X Zhang, Z Zhang, Y Zhao… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, copper slag (CS) was investigated in detail. The leaching mechanisms of the
heavy metals in CS were identified via a pH-dependent leaching test combined with a …

Phosphorus-arsenic interaction in the 'soil-plant-microbe'system and its influence on arsenic pollution

J Wu, J Liang, LO Björn, J Li, W Shu, Y Wang - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Elevated arsenic (As) in soil is of public concern due to the carcinogenicity. Phosphorus (P)
strongly influences the adsorption, absorption, transport, and transformation of As in the soil …

Industrial waste-based adsorbents as a new trend for removal of water-borne emerging contaminants

HS Rangappa, I Herath, C Lin, S Ch - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants in wastewater are one of the growing concerns because of their
adverse effects on human health and ecosystems. Adsorption technology offers superior …

Mineralogical and morphological factors affecting the separation of copper and arsenic in flash copper smelting slag flotation beneficiation process

H Zhou, G Liu, L Zhang, C Zhou - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Separating copper and arsenic has always been a major problem in the copper slag
flotation process, which influences copper slag utilization and the environmental safety. A …

Double-pathway arsenic removal and immobilization from high arsenic-bearing wastewater by using nature pyrite as in situ Fe and S donator

Y Li, X Qi, G Li, H Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Nonferrous smelting wastewaters containing high levels of arsenic and sulfuric acid threaten
human health and ecological environments due to insufficient disposal technologies and/or …