Soil heavy metal pollution and food safety in China: Effects, sources and removing technology

G Qin, Z Niu, J Yu, Z Li, J Ma, P **ang - Chemosphere, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Soil plays a fundamental role in food safety and the adverse effects of contaminants like
heavy metal (loid) s on crop quality have threatened human health. Therefore, it is important …

Nanotechnology in agriculture: Current status, challenges and future opportunities

M Usman, M Farooq, A Wakeel, A Nawaz… - Science of the total …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has shown promising potential to promote sustainable agriculture. This
article reviews the recent developments on applications of nanotechnology in agriculture …

A review of pristine and modified biochar immobilizing typical heavy metals in soil: applications and challenges

H Gong, L Zhao, X Rui, J Hu, N Zhu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2022‏ - Elsevier
In recent years, the application of biochar in the remediation of heavy metals (HMs)
contaminated soil has received tremendous attention globally. We reviewed the latest …

Cadmium phytotoxicity, tolerance, and advanced remediation approaches in agricultural soils; a comprehensive review

U Zulfiqar, W Jiang, W **ukang, S Hussain… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Cadmium (Cd) is a major environmental contaminant due to its widespread industrial use.
Cd contamination of soil and water is rather classical but has emerged as a recent problem …

Recent advances in the applications of nano-agrochemicals for sustainable agricultural development

H Singh, A Sharma, SK Bhardwaj, SK Arya… - … Science: Processes & …, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Modern agricultural practices have triggered the process of agricultural pollution. This
process can cause the degradation of eco-systems, land, and environment owing to the …

Removal of heavy metals from soil with biochar composite: A critical review of the mechanism

M Gholizadeh, X Hu - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Heavy metals are considered main pollutants in soil, which can be transferred to food chain
through crops. So far, there have been several methods such as physical, chemical …

Sustainable biochar: A facile strategy for soil and environmental restoration, energy generation, mitigation of global climate change and circular bioeconomy

S Neogi, V Sharma, N Khan, D Chaurasia, A Ahmad… - Chemosphere, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The increasing agro-demands with the burgeoning population lead to the accumulation of
lignocellulosic residues. The practice of burning agri-residues has consequences viz …

Biochar composites: Emerging trends, field successes and sustainability implications

L Wang, YS Ok, DCW Tsang, DS Alessi… - Soil Use and …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Engineered biochars are promising candidates in a wide range of environmental
applications, including soil fertility improvement, contaminant immobilization, wastewater …

Combined apatite, biochar, and organic fertilizer application for heavy metal co-contaminated soil remediation reduces heavy metal transport and alters soil microbial …

Y Hong, D Li, C **e, X Zheng, J Yin, Z Li… - Science of the Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Soil amendments are used extensively to remediate soils contaminated with heavy metals.
However, the effects of soil amendments on heavy metal bioavailability, plant yield, and …

[HTML][HTML] Immobilization of cadmium and lead using phosphorus-rich animal-derived and iron-modified plant-derived biochars under dynamic redox conditions in a …

X Yang, H Pan, SM Shaheen, H Wang… - Environment International, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Functionalized biochar has gained extensive interests as a sustainable amendment for an
effective remediation of paddy soils contaminated with heavy metals (HMs). We examined …