Arsenic and other geogenic contaminants in global groundwater

A Mukherjee, P Coomar, S Sarkar… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Geogenic groundwater contaminants (GGCs) affect drinking-water availability and safety,
with up to 60% of groundwater sources in some regions contaminated by more than …

Arsenic in the geo-environment: A review of sources, geochemical processes, toxicity and removal technologies

NJ Raju - Environmental research, 2022 - Elsevier
Impact of arsenic (As) contaminated groundwater on human health, through drinking and
irrigation practices, is of grave-concern worldwide. This paper present the review of various …

Electron donors for autotrophic denitrification

F Di Capua, F Pirozzi, PNL Lens, G Esposito - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Autotrophic denitrification (AuDen) is an efficient, convenient and eco-friendly biological
process for the treatment of nitrate-contaminated organic-deficient waters. AuDen can be …

[PDF][PDF] Heavy metals–definition, natural and anthropogenic sources of releasing into ecosystems, toxicity, and removal methods–an overview study

W Jadaa, H Mohammed - Journal of Ecological Engineering, 2023 - bibliotekanauki.pl
The constant discharge of large quantities of toxic substances due to human activities has
led to a global environmental issue. Numerous industrial sectors' effluents, which include …

Use of (modified) natural adsorbents for arsenic remediation: a review

TG Asere, CV Stevens, G Du Laing - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) is a ubiquitous element found in the atmosphere, soils and rocks, natural waters
and organisms. It is one of the most toxic elements and has been classified as a human …

Heavy metal removal from aqueous solution by advanced carbon nanotubes: critical review of adsorption applications

A Abbas, AM Al-Amer, T Laoui, MJ Al-Marri… - Separation and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The scarcity of water, especially in arid and semi-arid regions of the world is exerting great
pressure on resources and establishing more need to provide good quality water for human …

Arsenic and fluoride contamination in groundwater: a review of global scenarios with special reference to India

PK Jha, P Tripathi - Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2021 - Elsevier
The groundwater contamination with arsenic and fluoride has threatened the well-being of a
vast number of people worldwide. Countries of South-East Asia, including Bangladesh …

Toxic heavy metal and metalloid accumulation in crop plants and foods

S Clemens, JF Ma - Annual review of plant biology, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury are toxic elements that are almost ubiquitously present
at low levels in the environment because of anthropogenic influences. Dietary intake of plant …

Plant nutrition for human nutrition: hints from rice research and future perspectives

S Huang, P Wang, N Yamaji, JF Ma - Molecular Plant, 2020 - cell.com
Both plants and humans require mineral elements for their healthy growth and development.
Mineral elements in the soil are taken up by the plant roots and transported to the edible …

Global change and the groundwater management challenge

SM Gorelick, C Zheng - Water Resources Research, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
With rivers in critical regions already exploited to capacity throughout the world and
groundwater overdraft as well as large‐scale contamination occurring in many areas, we …