Sources, indicators, and assessment of soil contamination by potentially toxic metals

X Xin, J Shentu, T Zhang, X Yang, VC Baligar, Z He - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soil pollution caused by potentially toxic metals has become a worldwide environmental
issue. Geogenic processes and anthropogenic activities are two important sources of soil …

Ecological risk assessment of trace metals in soils affected by mine tailings

AC Buch, JC Niemeyer, ED Marques… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental impacts caused by mine dam ruptures or inappropriate tailing depositions
represent a global concern. An ecological risk assessment was performed in 18 areas …

The critical role of organic matter for cadmium-lead interactions in soil: Mechanisms and risks

Y Li, K Wang, S Dötterl, J Xu, G Garland… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the interaction mechanisms between complex heavy metals and soil
components is a prerequisite for effectively forecasting the mobility and availability of …

Assessment of Cu applications in two contrasting soils—effects on soil microbial activity and the fungal community structure

KM Keiblinger, M Schneider, M Gorfer, M Paumann… - Ecotoxicology, 2018 - Springer
Copper (Cu)-based fungicides have been used in viticulture to prevent downy mildew since
the end of the 19th century, and are still used today to reduce fungal diseases …

Residual pollution and vegetation distribution in amended soils 20 years after a pyrite mine tailings spill (Aznalcóllar, Spain)

M García-Carmona, H García-Robles… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The present work assesses the residual pollution in the Guadiamar Green Corridor (SW,
Spain) after a long-term aging process (18 years) since the accident of the Aznalcóllar pyrite …

Heavy metal load and effects on biochemical properties in urban soils of a medium-sized city, Ancona, Italy

D Serrani, F Ajmone-Marsan, G Corti, S Cocco… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Urban soils are often mixed with extraneous materials and show a high spatial variability
that determine great differences from their agricultural or natural counterparts. The soils of …

Distribution and speciation of trace elements in soils of four land-use systems

FU Haque, F Faridullah, M Irshad, AUR Bacha, Z Ullah… - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Land use has a greater impact on trace element (TE) concentration present in soils. In
mountainous regions of the western Himalayas, some dominating geogenic and human …

Use of combined tools for effectiveness evaluation of tailings rehabilitated with designed Technosol

D Arán, ES Santos, MM Abreu, J Antelo… - … geochemistry and health, 2022 - Springer
Soil and water characteristics and biogeochemical processes can be improved by the
application of an integrated technology based on circular economy: designed Technosol …

Sewage sludge as organic matrix in the manufacture of organomineral fertilizers: Physical forms, environmental risks, and nutrients recycling

MM Rodrigues, DG Viana, FC Oliveira, MC Alves… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of organomineral fertilizers (OMFs) has grown worldwide, mainly in tropical
conditions, combining economics and environmental management. Our study used a …

Impact of ZnO nanoparticles on soil lead bioavailability and microbial properties

H Huang, J Chen, S Liu, S Pu - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, we investigated the responses of microbial respiration and community
structure, enzyme activity and DTPA-extractable Pb within 60 days of incubation in soils …