Opportunities and challenges in the use of coal fly ash for soil improvements–a review

SM Shaheen, PS Hooda, CD Tsadilas - Journal of environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Coal fly ash (CFA), a by-product of coal combustion has been regarded as a problematic
solid waste, mainly due to its potentially toxic trace elements, PTEs (eg Cd, Cr, Ni, Pb) and …

A review of the different methods applied in environmental geochemistry for single and sequential extraction of trace elements in soils and related materials

CRM Rao, A Sahuquillo, JF Lopez Sanchez - Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 2008 - Springer
A comprehensive review of the single and sequential extraction schemes for metal
fractionation in environmental samples such as soil and industrially contaminated soils …

Fly ash toxicity, emerging issues and possible implications for its exploitation in agriculture; Indian scenario: A review

HP Jambhulkar, SMS Shaikh, MS Kumar - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Fly ash is considered as an environmental hazard worldwide, since it generally contain
organic pollutants, probable toxic metals like Se, As, B, V, Al, Pb, Hg, Cr and radionuclide's …

Distribution, availability and translocation of heavy metals in soil-oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) system related to soil properties

X Cao, X Wang, W Tong, HK Gurajala, M Lu… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Heavy metals contamination in agricultural soil has become a worldwide problem, and soil
characteristics modulate metal availability in soils. Four field experiments were conducted …

An appraisal of the potential use of fly ash for reclaiming coal mine spoil

LC Ram, RE Masto - Journal of Environmental Management, 2010 - Elsevier
Growing dependence on coal-fired power plants for electrical generation in many countries
presents ongoing environmental challenges. Burning pulverized coal in thermal power …

The interactions of metal concentrations and soil properties on toxic metal accumulation of native plants in vanadium mining area

A Aihemaiti, J Jiang, N Liu, M Yang, Y Meng… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
High demand of Vanadium (V) in high-strength steel and battery manufacturing industry led
to extensive V mining activity in China, and caused multi-metal pollution of soil around V …

The Indian perspective of utilizing fly ash in phytoremediation, phytomanagement and biomass production

VC Pandey, PC Abhilash, N Singh - Journal of environmental management, 2009 - Elsevier
Coal-based power generation is a principal source of electricity in India and many other
countries. About 15–30% of the total amount of residue generated during coal combustion is …

Improvement of Ni phytostabilization by inoculation of Ni resistant Bacillus megaterium SR28C

M Rajkumar, Y Ma, H Freitas - Journal of environmental management, 2013 - Elsevier
The use of metal tolerant plants for the phytostabilization of metal contaminated soil is an
area of extensive research and development. In this study the effects of inoculation of Ni …

Assessment of single extraction methods for the prediction of bioavailability of metals to Brassica juncea L. Czern.(var. Vaibhav) grown on tannery waste contaminated …

AK Gupta, S Sinha - Journal of hazardous materials, 2007 - Elsevier
Various single extractant (DTPA, EDTA, NH4NO3, CaCl2, and NaNO3) was used to
evaluate the bioavailability of heavy metals from tannery wastewater contaminated soil and …

Reduction of heavy metal load in food chain: technology assessment

A Singh, SM Prasad - Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio …, 2011 - Springer
Industrialization and urbanization activities lead to extensive environmental problems and
one of the most challenging problems is heavy metal contamination. Heavy metal is …