Bioremediation of soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, petroleum, pesticides, chlorophenols and heavy metals by composting: applications …

M Chen, P Xu, G Zeng, C Yang, D Huang… - Biotechnology advances, 2015 - Elsevier
Increasing soil pollution problems have caused world-wide concerns. Large numbers of
contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), petroleum and related …

Potentially toxic elements' contamination of soils affected by mining activities in the Portuguese sector of the Iberian Pyrite Belt and optional remediation actions: A …

C Mourinha, P Palma, C Alexandre, N Cruz… - Environments, 2022 - mdpi.com
Both sectors of the Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portuguese and Spanish, have been exploited since
ancient times, but more intensively during and after the second half of the 19th century …

Assessing the influence of compost and biochar amendments on the mobility and toxicity of metals and arsenic in a naturally contaminated mine soil

L Beesley, OS Inneh, GJ Norton… - Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Amending contaminated soils with organic wastes can influence trace element mobility and
toxicity. Soluble concentrations of metals and arsenic were measured in pore water and …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative role of animal manure and vegetable waste induced compost for polluted soil restoration and maize growth

S Bashir, AB Gulshan, J Iqbal, A Husain… - Saudi Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil amendment with two types of composts: animal manure (AC) and vegetable waste (VC)
induced composts have potential to alleviate Cd toxicity to maize in contaminated soil …

Restoring the plant productivity of heavy metal-contaminated soil using phosphate sludge, marble waste, and beneficial microorganisms

A Raklami, A Tahiri, N Bechtaoui, E Pajuelo… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Assisted natural remediation (ANR) has been highlighted as a promising, less expensive,
and environmentally friendly solution to remediate soil contaminated with heavy metals. We …

The use of a halophytic plant species and organic amendments for the remediation of a trace elements-contaminated soil under semi-arid conditions

R Clemente, DJ Walker, T Pardo… - Journal of hazardous …, 2012 - Elsevier
The halophytic shrub Atriplex halimus L. was used in a field phytoremediation experiment in
a semi-arid area highly contaminated by trace elements (As, Cd, Cu, Mn, Pb and Zn) within …

Evaluation of the phytostabilisation efficiency in a trace elements contaminated soil using soil health indicators

T Pardo, R Clemente, L Epelde, C Garbisu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2014 - Elsevier
The efficiency of a remediation strategy was evaluated in a mine soil highly contaminated
with trace elements (TEs) by microbiological, ecotoxicological and physicochemical …

Phytoremediation of mine tailings with Atriplex halimus and organic/inorganic amendments: A five-year field case study

JA Acosta, A Abbaspour, GR Martínez… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Mine tailings have adverse chemical and physical conditions, including high concentrations
of metals and salts, low organic matter content, and unbalanced rates of nutrients which limit …

Comparison of the effects of different maturity composts on soil nutrient, plant growth and heavy metal mobility in the contaminated soil

L Liu, S Wang, X Guo, H Wang - Journal of Environmental Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Numerous studies on the remediation of metal-contaminated soil by compost focus on the
remediation efficiency of compost, however, they have not delved into the issue of nutrients …

Food byproducts as amendments in trace elements contaminated soils

R Clemente, T Pardo, P Madejón, E Madejón… - Food Research …, 2015 - Elsevier
Trace elements stabilization in contaminated soils is frequently the most convenient option
for the remediation of large areas with moderate to high levels of contaminants. The use of …