Pollution indices as useful tools for the comprehensive evaluation of the degree of soil contamination–A review

JB Kowalska, R Mazurek, M Gąsiorek… - … geochemistry and health, 2018 - Springer
The paper provides a complex, critical assessment of heavy metal soil pollution using
different indices. Pollution indices are widely considered a useful tool for the comprehensive …

New-generation washing agents in remediation of metal-polluted soils and methods for washing effluent treatment: A review

ZM Gusiatin, D Kulikowska, B Klik - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Soil quality is seriously reduced due to chemical pollution, including heavy metal (HM)
pollution. To meet quality standards, polluted soils must be remediated. Soil washing/soil …

Distinction between Cr and other heavy–metal–resistant bacteria involved in C/N cycling in contaminated soils of copper producing sites

J Zhang, Q Shi, S Fan, Y Zhang, M Zhang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
For typical copper producing provinces of Heilongjiang, Henan, Inner Mongolia, Jiangxi,
Shandong, Tibet, and Yunnan in China, 90% of sampling sites were heavily polluted with …

[HTML][HTML] Copper-induced oxidative stress, transcriptome changes, intestinal microbiota, and histopathology of common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

L Zhang, Z Yang, M Yang, F Yang, G Wang… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Copper (Cu) is a common contaminant in aquatic environments, which could cause
physiological dysfunction in aquatic organisms. However, few studies have …

Assessing the influence of compost and biochar amendments on the mobility and uptake of heavy metals by green leafy vegetables

A Medyńska-Juraszek, M Bednik… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Municipal green-waste compost and wheat straw biochar amendments were assessed for
their assistance in regulating the mobility of Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Cr and Ni and the uptake of …

The pollution indices of trace elements in soils and plants close to the copper and zinc smelting works in Poland's Lower Silesia

A Hołtra, D Zamorska-Wojdyła - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
The quality of soils polluted by trace elements around the facilities with the Cu and Zn
smelting activities and the post-flotation tailings pond from copper industry were assessed …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment and monitoring of soil and plant contamination with trace elements around Europe's largest copper ore tailings impoundment

C Kabala, B Galka, P Jezierski - Science of The Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Europe's largest copper ore tailings impoundment has been considered a potential source
of risk for human health, thus leading to the elimination of agricultural production in the …

Biochar affects heavy metal uptake in plants through interactions in the rhizosphere

A Medyńska-Juraszek, PA Rivier, D Rasse, EJ Joner - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Heavy metals in soil pose a constant risk for animals and humans when entering their food
chains, and limited means are available to reduce plant accumulation from more or less …

Factors influencing humus forms and forest litter properties in the mid-mountains under temperate climate of southwestern Poland

B Labaz, B Galka, A Bogacz, J Waroszewski, C Kabala - Geoderma, 2014 - Elsevier
The conversion of spruce monocultures towards mixed and deciduous tree stands has been
undertaken in central European countries, including south-western Poland. There is …

Cloud point extraction of Cu (II) using a mixture of triton X-100 and dithizone with a salting-out effect and its application to visual determination

N Sato, M Mori, H Itabashi - Talanta, 2013 - Elsevier
A method for the separation and concentration of trace copper (II) ion (Cu (II)) via cloud point
extraction (CPE) using a nonionic surfactant with a salting-out effect was developed and …