Silver nanoparticles in aquatic environments: Physiochemical behavior and antimicrobial mechanisms

C Zhang, Z Hu, B Deng - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Nanosilver (silver nanoparticles or AgNPs) has unique physiochemical properties and
strong antimicrobial activities. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the …

Surface and colloid properties of biochar and implications for transport in porous media

W Yang, J Shang, B Li, M Flury - Critical Reviews in Environmental …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Biochar contains a large amount of colloidal particles. Biochar colloids are generated (1)
during pyrolysis of the feedstock, where some of the biochar formed is in the colloidal size …

Quantitative analysis of poly (ethylene terephthalate) microplastics in soil via thermogravimetry–mass spectrometry

J David, Z Steinmetz, J Kučerík… - Analytical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The use of plastic materials in daily life, industry, and agriculture can cause soil pollution
with plastic fragments down to the micrometer scale, ie, microplastics. Quantitative …

Mercury reduction by black carbon under dark conditions

K Zhang, L Wang, M Qin, J Mulder, D Hou - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
An accurate depiction of mercury (Hg) reduction is important to predict Hg biogeochemistry
in both aquatic and soil systems. Although the photoreduction of Hg is well documented …

Urban soil properties distinguished by parent material, land use, time since urbanization, and pre-urban geomorphology

N Delbecque, S Dondeyne, F Gelaude, AM Mouazen… - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
The typically high lateral and vertical variation of urban soil properties challenges the
interpretation and prediction of their spatial patterns. The aim of this study was to investigate …

Soil organic carbon stock in different urban land uses: high stock evidence in urban parks

C Canedoli, C Ferrè, DA El Khair, E Padoa-Schioppa… - Urban …, 2020 - Springer
Urban areas are major producers of atmospheric CO 2 emissions, but at the same time they
can offset some of the associated C losses by retaining stable organic carbon in their soils …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar benefits carbon off-setting in blue-green infrastructure soils-A lysimeter study

J Wang, DAC Manning, R Stirling… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon sequestration with amendments in blue-green infrastructure soils could off-set
anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions to alleviate climate change. In this 3-year study …

Natural versus urban global soil organic carbon stocks: A meta-analysis

SC Chien, JA Krumins - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasingly, the human existence in urban environments is growing. In addition,
anthropogenic activity has altered the global carbon (C) cycle and triggered climate change …

[HTML][HTML] Heavy metals and metalloids concentrations across UK urban horticultural soils and the factors influencing their bioavailability to food crops

M Crispo, MC Dobson, RS Blevins, W Meredith… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban horticulture (UH) has been proposed as a solution to increase urban sustainability,
but the potential risks to human health due to potentially elevated soil heavy metals and …

Mercury contamination status of rice crop** system in Pakistan and associated health risks

MW Aslam, W Ali, B Meng, MM Abrar, B Lu, C Qin… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rice is a known bioaccumulator of methylmercury (MeHg). Rice consumption may be the
primary pathway of MeHg exposure in certain mercury (Hg)-contaminated areas of the …