Sustainable remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites

D Hou, A Al-Tabbaa, D O'Connor, Q Hu… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Widespread pollution from industrial activities has driven land degradation with detrimental
human health effects, especially in urban areas. Remediation and redevelopment of the …

Biochar application for the remediation of heavy metal polluted land: a review of in situ field trials

D O'Connor, T Peng, J Zhang, DCW Tsang… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polluted land is a global issue, especially for developing countries. It has been reported that
soil amendment with biochar may reduce the bioavailability of a wide range of contaminants …

Effect of pyrolysis temperature, heating rate, and residence time on rapeseed stem derived biochar

B Zhao, D O'Connor, J Zhang, T Peng, Z Shen… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Uncontrolled open burning of unwanted rapeseed stems is often performed in China,
resulting in resource wastage and substantial air pollution. The pyrolysis of rapeseed stem …

Hybrid life cycle inventory methods–A review

RH Crawford, PA Bontinck, A Stephan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
A variety of methods can be used to compile a life cycle inventory (LCI) as part of a life cycle
assessment (LCA) study. Hybrid LCI methods attempt to address the limitations inherent in …

Remediation of multiple heavy metal-contaminated soil through the combination of soil washing and in situ immobilization

X Zhai, Z Li, B Huang, N Luo, M Huang, Q Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils is a great challenge for global
environmental sciences and engineering. To control the ecological risks of heavy metal …

Integrated life cycle assessment for sustainable remediation of contaminated agricultural soil in China

Y Jin, L Wang, Y Song, J Zhu, M Qin, L Wu… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Agricultural land degradation is posing a serious threat to global food security. Restoration
of the degraded land has traditionally been viewed as an inherently sustainable practice; …

Sulfur-modified rice husk biochar: a green method for the remediation of mercury contaminated soil

D O'Connor, T Peng, G Li, S Wang, L Duan… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) contamination of surface soils has increased by~ 86 Giga grams due to
anthropogenic activities. There is an urgent need to find new, effective and preferably …

Field trials of phytomining and phytoremediation: A critical review of influencing factors and effects of additives

L Wang, D Hou, Z Shen, J Zhu, X Jia… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Plant-based technologies including phytomining, phytoextraction, phytodegradation,
phytostabilization and phytovolatilization have drawn much attention during the last decade …

Environmental and socio-economic sustainability appraisal of contaminated land remediation strategies: A case study at a mega-site in China

Y Song, D Hou, J Zhang, D O'Connor, G Li, Q Gu… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Green and sustainable remediation (GSR) has become a global trend in the contaminated
land remediation field. Growing numbers of countries have adopted GSR procedures …

Life cycle assessment-based decision-making for thermal remediation of contaminated soil in a regional perspective

T Liang, M Huo, L Yu, P Wang, J Zheng… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Optimizing decision-making to reduce the environmental impact of remediation activities is
critical for green and sustainable remediation. Currently, the environmental impact …