The effects of biochar and its applications in the microbial remediation of contaminated soil: A review

X Zheng, W Xu, J Dong, T Yang, Z Shangguan… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The amendment of biochar for soil bioremediation can improve soil conditions, influence soil
microbial community, and achieve co-application of biochar-microbe to promote the removal …

Management impact and benefit of cover crops on soil quality: A review

AT Adetunji, B Ncube, R Mulidzi, FB Lewu - Soil and Tillage Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Cover crop (CC) cultivation can improve crop yield, soil and environmental quality. Cover
crops are multifunctional and contribute to soil quality by improving soil physical, chemical …

Microplastics increase soil pH and decrease microbial activities as a function of microplastic shape, polymer type, and exposure time

T Zhao, YM Lozano, MC Rillig - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Microplastic pollution is a topic of increasing concern, especially since this issue was first
addressed in soils. Results have so far been variable in terms of effects, suggesting that …

Environmental risk of multi-year polythene film mulching and its green solution in arid irrigation region

ZY Zhao, PY Wang, XB Xiong, YB Wang, R Zhou… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental risk of multi-year polythene film mulching (PM) was evaluated and
investigated. The location observation following 19-year (2000–2018) PM in irrigated region …

Altered activities of extracellular soil enzymes by the interacting global environmental changes

P Zuccarini, J Sardans, L Asensio… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Soil enzymes are crucial in mediating ecosystems' responses to environmental drivers, so
that the comprehension of their sensitivity to drivers of global change can help make …

Expatiating the impact of anthropogenic aspects and climatic factors on long-term soil monitoring and management

S Bungau, T Behl, L Aleya, P Bourgeade… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
This article is an extensive collection of scientific literature related to the impact of fertilizers
on soil microbial and enzymatic activity. Due to the significance of technology in quantitative …

Nitrogen and rice straw incorporation impact nitrogen use efficiency, soil nitrogen pools and enzyme activity in rice-wheat system in north-western India

S Sharma, P Singh, OP Choudhary - Field Crops Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The long-term sustainability of rice-wheat system (RWS) requires robust interventions such
as recycling of rice straw (RS) to improve soil health and minimal impact on environment …

[HTML][HTML] Promotion of growth and phytoextraction of cadmium and lead in Solanum nigrum L. mediated by plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria

X He, M Xu, Q Wei, M Tang, L Guan, L Lou, X Xu… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are a specific category of microbes that
improve plant growth and promote greater tolerance to metal stress through their …

Preparation of a new biochar-based microbial fertilizer: Nutrient release patterns and synergistic mechanisms to improve soil fertility

K Wang, J Hou, S Zhang, W Hu, G Yi, W Chen… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The contradiction between population growth and soil degradation has been increasingly
prominent, such that novel fertilizers (eg, biochar and microbial fertilizers) should be urgently …

Synergistic mechanism of iron manganese supported biochar for arsenic remediation and enzyme activity in contaminated soil

L Zhang, J Hu, C Li, Y Chen, L Zheng, D Ding… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study prepared and characterized bamboo-derived biochar loaded with different ratios
of iron and manganese; evaluated its remediation performance in arsenic-contaminated soil …