Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) have been widely used around the world due to their
high-efficiency and broad-spectrum insecticidal effects. However, they pose a severe threat …

Soil pollution has brought serious harm to the environment and human health. The
bioelectrochemical system (BES) technology has been recently utilized for soil remediation …

Rice and vegetables cultivated in naturally arsenic (As) endemic areas are the substantial
source of As body loading for persons using safe drinking water. However, tracing As intake …

Intensive industrial activities cause soil contamination with wide variations and even perturb
groundwater safety. Precision delineation of soil contamination is the foundation and …

It is well recognized that biofilms can biosorb and biotransform heavy metals in aquatic
environments. However, the effects of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) on inorganic …

Arsenic pollution in paddy fields has become a public concern by seriously threatening rice
growth, food security and human health. In this review, we delve into the biogeochemical …

Soil-to-vegetable migration of toxic metal (loid) s is a pivotal pathway of human exposure to
chemical intoxication. Thallium (Tl) and arsenic (As) are highly toxic metal (loid) s but their …

At the end of World War II, the Japanese abandoned arsenic (As)-containing chemical
weapons (CWs) in China. During the long-term burial process, the As-containing agents …

Temperature variation can have a significant impact on arsenic (As) bioavailability in paddy
soils. However, details regarding the transformation of exogenous As during the aging …

The high concentration of arsenic (As) in paddy soil has seriously threatened the growth of
rice and human food safety. Biological soil crusts (BSC), which are ubiquitous in paddy …