Organic contamination and remediation in the agricultural soils of China: A critical review

J Sun, L Pan, DCW Tsang, Y Zhan, L Zhu… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil pollution is a global problem in both developed and developing countries. Countries
with rapidly developing economies such as China are faced with significant soil pollution …

[HTML][HTML] Persistent organic pollutants in global surface soils: distributions and fractionations

YF Li, S Hao, WL Ma, PF Yang, WL Li, ZF Zhang… - Environmental Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
The distribution and fractionation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in different matrices
refer to how these pollutants are dispersed and separated within various environmental …

Spatial distribution, bioconversion and ecological risk of PCBs and PBDEs in the surface sediment of contaminated urban rivers: a nationwide study in China

Q Lu, Y Liang, W Fang, KL Guan, C Huang… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Surface sediments of polluted urban rivers can be a reservoir of hydrophobic persistent
organic pollutants (POPs). In this study, we comprehensively assessed the contamination of …

Characterization, source identification and risk associated with polyaromatic and chlorinated organic contaminants (PAHs, PCBs, PCBzs and OCPs) in the surface …

S Mitra, S Corsolini, K Pozo, O Audy, SK Sarkar… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
The spatial distribution, source identification and ecotoxicological impact of a group of
persistent organic pollutants (POPs: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) …

The occurrence and sources of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in agricultural soils across China with an emphasis on unintentionally produced PCBs

S Mao, S Liu, Y Zhou, Q An, X Zhou, Z Mao, Y Wu… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
In addition to being historically intentionally manufactured as commercial products,
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) can be unintentionally released as by-products from …

The status of soil contamination by semivolatile organic chemicals (SVOCs) in China: a review

QY Cai, CH Mo, QT Wu, A Katsoyiannis… - Science of the Total …, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper summarizes the published scientific data on the soil contamination by
semivolatile organic chemicals (SVOCs) in China. Data has been found for more than 150 …

Ecological effects of combined pollution associated with e-waste recycling on the composition and diversity of soil microbial communities

J Liu, X He, X Lin, W Chen, Q Zhou… - … science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
The crude processing of electronic waste (e-waste) has led to serious contamination in soils.
While microorganisms may play a key role in remediation of the contaminated soils, the …

Assessment of the spatial distribution of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in urban soil of China

H Yu, Y Liu, X Shu, L Ma, Y Pan - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Long-term (2004–2018) persistent organic pollutants (POPs) data were collected
for urban soils of China. The dataset included concentrations of organochlorine pesticides …

Distribution, fate, inhalation exposure and lung cancer risk of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in some Asian countries

WJ Hong, H Jia, WL Ma, RK Sinha… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
A large-scale monitoring program, the Asia Soil and Air Monitoring Program (Asia-SAMP),
was conducted in five Asian countries, including China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, and …

Polychlorinated biphenyls in global air and surface soil: distributions, air− soil exchange, and fractionation effect

YF Li, T Harner, L Liu, Z Zhang, NQ Ren… - Environmental …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations in air and soil, measured by various
research groups from around the world, were compiled and analyzed. Data for air were …