Industrialization increases the number of heavy metals released into the environment. Lead
(Pb2+), nickel (Ni2+) and chromium (Cr6+) are among these toxic metals and cause …

One of the consequences of global mining is the exposure of metals into the environment,
caused by the rupture of tailings dams. Excess of metals, such as aluminum (Al) and …

Plant-based materials are promising adsorbents for treating liquid effluents. This study
describes the kinetic and equilibrium parameters that best represent the copper (II) and lead …

Materials of different origins have been applied as adsorbents in the treatment of metal-
containing liquid solutions. In this study, we evaluated the potential of the dry biomass of two …

Phytoremediation is an alternative technique used to treat copper-contaminated soils. The
objective of this research was to explore the behavior of nine summer cover crops regarding …

Mercury (Hg) is a non-essential trace metal, toxic to living beings and complex to quantify
and mitigate in the environment. In this study, 25 plant species native to an Amazon-Cerrado …

Abstract Artisanal Small-Scale mining (ASM) is a major land use activity in Ghana. Despite
its tremendous contribution to livelihoods, ASM is largely unregulated in the country, illegally …

The progress of urbanization and technologies led to the rise of anthropogenic activities,
which consequently have high production of pollutants, affecting ecosystems, including …

The increase in the availability of phosphorus (P) can reduce the toxicity of copper (Cu) to
plants because it favors the formation of complexes and precipitates, reducing the …

Aquatic plants are considered to be important remedial agents in aquatic environments
contaminated by metals. The Salvinia biloba macrophyte was evaluated in relation to its …