Global soil pollution by toxic elements: Current status and future perspectives on the risk assessment and remediation strategies–A review

S Khan, M Naushad, EC Lima, S Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this article is to review and present the state of the arte about the status of toxic
elements (TEs) in soils and assess the potential risk using single and total complex pollution …

Preparation, modification and environmental application of biochar: A review

J Wang, S Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Biochar is a carbon-rich material which can be prepared from various organic waste
feedstock, such as agricultural wastes and municipal sewage sludge. Biochar has received …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar-plant interaction and detoxification strategies under abiotic stresses for achieving agricultural resilience: A critical review

M Hasnain, N Munir, Z Abideen, F Zulfiqar… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The unpredictable climatic perturbations, the expanding industrial and mining sectors,
excessive agrochemicals, greater reliance on wastewater usage in cultivation, and landfill …

Stabilization of heavy metal-contaminated soils by biochar: Challenges and recommendations

Y Wang, Y Liu, W Zhan, K Zheng, J Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Various types of biochar have been widely used to remediate soil contamination from heavy
metals (HMs) and to reduce HM mobility and bioavailability in soils in recent years. Most …

Nickel (Ni) phytotoxicity and detoxification mechanisms: A review

A Mustafa, U Zulfiqar, MZ Mumtaz, M Radziemska… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Scientists studying the environment, physiology, and biology have been particularly
interested in nickel (Ni) because of its dual effects (essentiality and toxicity) on terrestrial …

Evaluation methods for assessing effectiveness of in situ remediation of soil and sediment contaminated with organic pollutants and heavy metals

B Song, G Zeng, J Gong, J Liang, P Xu, Z Liu… - Environment …, 2017 - Elsevier
Soil and sediment contamination has become a critical issue worldwide due to its great
harm to the ecological environment and public health. In recent years, many remediation …

Influence of biochar and soil properties on soil and plant tissue concentrations of Cd and Pb: A meta-analysis

HA Albert, X Li, P Jeyakumar, L Wei, L Huang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The application of biochar to soils contaminated with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) has
received particular attention due to its ability to reduce PTE uptake by the plants. Therefore …

Soil pH correlates with the co-occurrence and assemblage process of diazotrophic communities in rhizosphere and bulk soils of wheat fields

K Fan, P Weisenhorn, JA Gilbert, Y Shi, Y Bai… - Soil Biology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biological nitrogen fixation contributes to the pool of plant-available N in both bulk soil and
the rhizosphere. Here we investigated the co-association and assemblage process of …

Mechanisms of biochar-mediated alleviation of toxicity of trace elements in plants: a critical review

M Rizwan, S Ali, MF Qayyum, M Ibrahim… - … Science and Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
Trace elements (TEs) contamination is one of the main abiotic stresses which limit plant
growth and deteriorate the food quality by their entry into food chain. In recent, biochar (BC) …

Interaction of arsenic with biochar in soil and water: a critical review

M Vithanage, I Herath, S Joseph, J Bundschuh… - Carbon, 2017 - Elsevier
Biochar exhibits a great potential to act as a universally applicable material for water and
soil remediation due to extensive availability of feedstocks and favorable physio-chemical …