The effects of heavy metal pollution on Collembola in urban soils and associated recovery using biochar remediation: A review

A Kayiranga, Z Li, A Isabwe, X Ke, CH Simbi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heavy metal pollution in urban soil continues to be a global issue that poses a serious
hazard to invertebrates and human lives through oral ingestion and inhalation of soil …

Biochar modulates heavy metal toxicity and improves microbial carbon use efficiency in soil

Y Xu, B Seshadri, B Sarkar, H Wang, C Rumpel… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon is essential to improve soil fertility and ecosystem functioning. Soil
microorganisms contribute significantly to the carbon transformation and immobilisation …

Ecological risk assessment of trace metals in soils affected by mine tailings

AC Buch, JC Niemeyer, ED Marques… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental impacts caused by mine dam ruptures or inappropriate tailing depositions
represent a global concern. An ecological risk assessment was performed in 18 areas …

The critical role of organic matter for cadmium-lead interactions in soil: Mechanisms and risks

Y Li, K Wang, S Dötterl, J Xu, G Garland… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the interaction mechanisms between complex heavy metals and soil
components is a prerequisite for effectively forecasting the mobility and availability of …

Experimental and theoretical studies on the adsorption characteristics of Si/Al-based adsorbents for lead and cadmium in incineration flue gas

H Cheng, Y Huang, Z Zhu, M Yu, W Xu, Z Li… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Si/Al-based adsorbents are effective adsorbents for capturing heavy metals in incineration
flue gases at high temperatures in the furnace. In this work, the adsorption characteristics …

[HTML][HTML] Co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge and biomass in carbon dioxide as a carrier gas affects the total and leachable metals in biochars

M Kończak, P Oleszczuk - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The total and available (water extracted) content of selected metal were determined in co-
pyrolyzed SSL with willow (8: 2, 6: 2 w/w) at 500, 600, and 700° C using two different carrier …

Evaluation of remediation techniques in soils affected by residual contamination with heavy metals and arsenic

M García-Carmona, A Romero-Freire… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Residual soil pollution from the Aznalcóllar mine spill is still a problem in some parts of the
affected area, today converted in the Guadiamar Green Corridor. Dispersed spots of polluted …

Environmental assessment of soils and crops based on heavy metal risk analysis in Southeastern China

X Mao, J Sun, H Shaghaleh, X Jiang, H Yu, S Zhai… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heavy metal pollution in soil–crop systems has attracted great attention globally, caused by
rapid urbanization and intensive industrialization. The research aims to investigate the …

The toxicity thresholds of metal (loid) s to soil-dwelling springtail Folsomia candida—A review

X Lin, Z Sun, L Zhao, C Zhou, Z Wu, H Hou - … and Environmental Safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Increasing concentrations of metals in soil have posed a serious threat to the soil
environment. The control and evaluation of soil metal hazards demand the establishment of …

Chronic exposure to trace lead impairs honey bee learning

C Monchanin, A Blanc-Brude, E Drujont… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pollutants can have severe detrimental effects on insects, even at sublethal doses,
damaging developmental and cognitive processes involved in crucial behaviours …