Adsorption process has been widely used for treatment of wastewaters due to its simplicity
and lower costs as compared to other traditional technologies. Among the alternative …

Clay minerals retain or adsorb metal ions in the Earth's critical zone. Rocks, sediments and
soils rich in clay minerals can concentrate rare earth elements (REEs) in ion adsorption-type …

Heavy metal pollution such as water contamination by Pb, Hg, Cu, Cd and Cr ions is
induced by rapid urbanization and industrialization and is a major threat to human health …

Adsorption has been proved to be the best process of water treatment because of its
significant advantages. Clays and their minerals are abundant and cheap material …

Clay minerals are affordable, abundant, naturally occurring minerals found in many parts of
the world that have been used effectively for remediation of many contaminants. This review …

This review discusses the recent trends in the research over the last 30 years to use clay
minerals in natural and modified forms for removing different toxic organic/inorganic …

Cadmium contamination in soil, water and food has become a global problem since last
century's industrial and agricultural revolution. It is a highly toxic metal with serious …

Clay minerals and their modified derivatives have composed a large family of adsorbents
which can be used for the adsorption of most of the chemical contaminants from aqueous …

The discharge of dyes and antibiotics (ATBs) into the water streams causes severe water
and soil pollution, which poses a global threat to aquatic ecosystems and humans. Clay …

Heavy metal contamination of agricultural soils poses risks and hazards to humans. The
remediation of heavy metal-polluted soils has become a hot topic in environmental science …