Emerging contaminants: a one health perspective

F Wang, L **ang, KSY Leung, M Elsner, Y Zhang… - The Innovation, 2024 - cell.com
Environmental pollution is escalating due to rapid global development that often prioritizes
human needs over planetary health. Despite global efforts to mitigate legacy pollutants, the …

Multifaceted applications of biochar in environmental management: a bibliometric profile

A Kumar, T Bhattacharya, WA Shaikh, A Roy… - Biochar, 2023 - Springer
Biochar is a carbon-containing material prepared through thermal treatment of biomass in
limited supply of oxygen, and used for an array of applications including waste …

Dissolved organic matter promotes the aging process of polystyrene microplastics under dark and ultraviolet light conditions: the crucial role of reactive oxygen …

X Qiu, S Ma, J Zhang, L Fang, X Guo… - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Microplastics (MPs) interact frequently with dissolved organic matter (DOM) commonly found
in the environment, but information on the aging behavior of MPs under the participation of …

Potential hazards of biochar: The negative environmental impacts of biochar applications

L **ang, S Liu, S Ye, H Yang, B Song, F Qin… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar has been widely used as an environmentally friendly material for soil improvement
and remediation, water pollution control, greenhouse gas emission reduction, and other …

Formation of environmentally persistent free radicals on microplastics under light irradiation

K Zhu, H Jia, S Zhao, T **a, X Guo… - … Science & Technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Microplastics (MPs) are presumed to be inert during aging under ambient conditions. In this
study, four types of virgin MPs, including polystyrene (PS), phenol-formaldehyde resin (PF) …

Formation, characteristics, and applications of environmentally persistent free radicals in biochars: a review

X Ruan, Y Sun, W Du, Y Tang, Q Liu, Z Zhang… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to abundant biomass and eco-friendliness, biochar is exemplified as one of the most
promising candidates to mediate the degradation of environmental contaminants. Recently …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence, formation, environmental fate and risks of environmentally persistent free radicals in biochars

ES Odinga, MG Waigi, FO Gudda, J Wang… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochars are used globally in agricultural crop production and environmental remediation.
However, environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs), which are stable emerging …

Environmentally persistent free radicals: Occurrence, formation mechanisms and implications

B Pan, H Li, D Lang, B **ng - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) are defined as organic free radicals
stabilized on or inside particles. They are persistent because of the protection by the …

Transformation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and formation of environmentally persistent free radicals on modified montmorillonite: the role of surface metal …

H Jia, S Zhao, Y Shi, L Zhu, C Wang… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
This paper presents the transformation of PAHs (phenanthrene, anthracene, benzo [a]
anthracene, pyrene, and benzo [a] pyrene) on montmorillonite clays that are modified by …

Applications, impacts, and management of biochar persistent free radicals: A review

R Zhang, R Zhang, AR Zimmerman, H Wang… - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar is a promising environmental contaminant remediation agent because of its
adsorptive and catalytic properties. However, the environmental effects of persistent free …