[HTML][HTML] Lead toxicity: health hazards, influence on food chain, and sustainable remediation approaches

A Kumar, A Kumar, CP MMS, AK Chaturvedi… - International journal of …, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Lead (Pb) toxicity has been a subject of interest for environmental scientists due to its toxic
effect on plants, animals, and humans. An increase in several Pb related industrial activities …

An overview of field-scale studies on remediation of soil contaminated with heavy metals and metalloids: Technical progress over the last decade

Y Gong, D Zhao, Q Wang - Water research, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Soil contamination by heavy metals and metalloids has been a major concern to human
health and environmental quality. While many remediation technologies have been tested at …

Abandoned PbZn mining wastes and their mobility as proxy to toxicity: A review

M Gutiérrez, K Mickus, LM Camacho - Science of the Total Environment, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Lead and zinc (Pbsingle bond Zn) mines are a common occurrence worldwide; and while
approximately 240 mines are active, the vast majority have been abandoned for decades …

Biochar amendment immobilizes lead in rice paddy soils and reduces its phytoavailability

H Li, Y Liu, Y Chen, S Wang, M Wang, T **e… - Scientific Reports, 2016‏ - nature.com
This study aimed to determine effects of rice straw biochar on Pb sequestration in a soil-rice
system. Pot experiments were conducted with rice plants in Pb-contaminated paddy soils …

In situ arsenic oxidation and sorption by a Fe-Mn binary oxide waste in soil

CM McCann, CL Peacock, KA Hudson-Edwards… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The ability of a Fe-Mn binary oxide waste to adsorb arsenic (As) in a historically
contaminated soil was investigated. Initial laboratory sorption experiments indicated that …

Adsorption-desorption characteristics and mechanisms of Pb (II) on natural vanadium, titanium-bearing magnetite-humic acid magnetic adsorbent

M Lu, Y Zhang, Y Zhou, Z Su, B Liu, G Li, T Jiang - Powder Technology, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Lead (Pb) ions are chronically detected in soil, underground and natural water, there is a
need for low-cost in situ remediation techniques. A novel mineral based magnetic …

Phytoremediation: Metal decontamination of soils after the sequential forestation of former opencast coal land

M Desai, M Haigh, H Walkington - Science of the Total Environment, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Phytoremediation through forestry may be an effective means for reducing the metal loading
in lands reclaimed after surface-coal-mining in the UK. Planted with mixed woodland, the …

The relationship between Mn oxidation state and structure in triclinic and hexagonal birnessites

FT Ling, JE Post, PJ Heaney, ES Ilton - Chemical Geology, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Because of their nanocrystallinity and high cation exchange capacities, birnessite phases
can control the cycling of heavy metals in soils and groundwaters, and they also are …

A review on the multifaceted effects of δ-MnO 2 on heavy metals, organic matter, and other soil components

H Hu, X Li, X Gao, L Wang, B Li, F Zhan, Y He, L Qin… - RSC …, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Manganese oxide minerals are prevalent in soils and play a pivotal role in the
immobilization of heavy metals and the transformation of materials. Characterized by their …

Distribution and transformation of lead in rice plants grown in contaminated soil amended with biochar and lime

H Li, H Xu, S Zhou, Y Yu, H Li, C Zhou, Y Chen… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the effects of rice straw biochar and lime (RBL) on the
remediation of lead (Pb)-contaminated soil and mitigation of Pb translocation in rice plants …