A review of the vermicomposting process of organic and inorganic waste in soils: Additives effects, bioconversion process, and recommendations

A Ratnasari, A Syafiuddin, MA Mehmood… - Bioresource Technology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil nutrient recovery has emerged as a critical issue to maintain the soil fertility. However,
the use of some organic and inorganic chemicals in agricultural and industrial systems gives …

[HTML][HTML] Combined effect of microplastics and Cd alters the enzymatic activity of soil and the productivity of strawberry plants

A Pinto-Poblete, J Retamal-Salgado, MD López… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The synergistic effect between heavy metals and microplastics can affect soil properties as
well as plant performance and yield. The objective of this study was to evaluate the …

Plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance gene transfer under environmental stresses: insights from laboratory-based studies

LG Li, T Zhang - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Although clinical settings play a major role in the current global dissemination of antibiotic
resistance, once antibiotic resistance bacteria and genes are released into the environment …

[HTML][HTML] Remediation of Cd-, Pb-, Cu-, and Zn-contaminated soil using cow bone meal and oyster shell meal

X Zheng, M Zou, B Zhang, W Lai, X Zeng… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
To understand the environmental friendliness and high efficiency of organic materials during
remediating soil polluted by heavy metals by assessing the feedback of soil ecosystems …

Metagenomics analysis revealed the coupling of lignin degradation with humus formation mediated via shell powder during composting

L Ma, R Sun, H Yang, J Li, X Wen, Z Cao, Y Zhou… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study was the first to explore the effect of shell powder (SP) on lignin degradation and
humus (HS) formation during composting. The results showed that the treatment group (T) …

A potential heavy metals detoxification system in composting: Biotic and abiotic synergy mediated by shell powder

L Ma, Y Zhou, A Wang, Q Li - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Regulating heavy metal resistance genes (HMRGs) was an effective method for heavy metal
resistant bacteria (HMRB) to cope with heavy metal stress during dairy manure composting …

Rhizosphere dissolved organic matter and iron plaque modified by organic amendments and its relations to cadmium bioavailability and accumulation in rice

N Liu, X Lou, X Li, Z Shuai, H Liu, Z Jiang… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Organic amendments can modify rhizosphere dissolved organic matter (DOM) properties
and Fe–plaque quantity, thereby affecting cadmium (Cd) bioavailability and uptake by rice …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of biochar and vermicompost on microorganisms and enzymatic activities in greenhouse soil

Q Wu, J Zhang, X Liu, T Chang, Q Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The effects of different contents of biochar and vermicompost on the microbial and enzymatic
activities of greenhouse soil were determined to provide a theoretical basis for improving the …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the effectiveness of amendments derived from vermicompost combined with modified shell powder on Cd immobilization in Cd-contaminated …

F Wang, X Shen, YK Wu, YF Wang, H Zhang… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The widespread heavy metal contamination of agricultural soils poses an enormous
challenge to food safety. To evaluate the Cd immobilization potential of vermicompost …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of cadmium contamination on bacterial and fungal communities in Panax ginseng-growing soil

H Sun, C Shao, Q Jin, M Li, Z Zhang, H Liang, H Lei… - BMC microbiology, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Cadmium (Cd) contamination in soil poses a serious safety risk for the
development of medicine and food with ginseng as the raw material. Microorganisms are …