Phytoremediation: Environmentally sustainable way for reclamation of heavy metal polluted soils

S Ashraf, Q Ali, ZA Zahir, S Ashraf… - … and environmental safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil contamination with toxic metals is a widespread environmental issue resulting from
global industrialization within the past few years. Therefore, decontamination of heavy metal …

Recent advances of cold plasma technology for water and soil remediation: A critical review

CA Aggelopoulos - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
The intense presence of toxic substances in drinking water and landfills caused by the
growing industrialization and the extensive use of chemicals, established wastewater and …

A critical review on plasma-catalytic removal of VOCs: Catalyst development, process parameters and synergetic reaction mechanism

T Chang, Y Wang, Y Wang, Z Zhao, Z Shen… - Science of the total …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is urgent to control the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) due to their harmful
effects on the environment and human health. A hybrid system integrating non-thermal …

Current status of advancement in remediation technologies for the toxic metal mercury in the environment: A critical review

J Georgin, DSP Franco, Y Dehmani… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Currently, pollution due to heavy metals, in particular dissolved mercury, is a major concern
for society and the environment. This work aims to evaluate the current scenario regarding …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the abatement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and chlorinated-VOCs by non-thermal plasma technology: A review

Y Mu, PT Williams - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Most of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and especially the chlorinated volatile
organic compounds (Cl–VOCs), are regarded as major pollutants due to their properties of …

Microbial degradation of pesticide residues and an emphasis on the degradation of cypermethrin and 3-phenoxy benzoic acid: a review

Y Huang, L Xiao, F Li, M Xiao, D Lin, X Long, Z Wu - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, pesticides are widely used in preventing and controlling the diseases and pests
of crop, but at the same time pesticide residues have brought serious harm to human's …

The potential of cold plasma for safe and sustainable food production

P Bourke, D Ziuzina, D Boehm, PJ Cullen… - Trends in …, 2018 - cell.com
Cold plasma science and technology is increasingly investigated for translation to a plethora
of issues in the agriculture and food sectors. The diversity of the mechanisms of action of …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the holistic approach to plant-microbe remediation technologies for removing heavy metals and radionuclides from soil

M Thakare, H Sarma, S Datar, A Roy, P Pawar… - Current research in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metals (HMs) and radionuclides are released through geological and anthropogenic
activities and enter the environment through wastewater, soil and sediment. Large amounts …

Recent advances in simultaneous removal of SO2 and NOx from exhaust gases: Removal process, mechanism and kinetics

R Chen, T Zhang, Y Guo, J Wang, J Wei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
SO 2 and NO x, major gaseous pollutants in exhaust gas, can exert adverse effects on
human health and environmental disaster. Therefore, numerous desulfurization (de-SO 2) …

A review on the microbial degradation of chlorpyrifos and its metabolite TCP

S Bose, PS Kumar, DVN Vo - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Chlorpyrifos (CPF) falls under the category of organophosphorus pesticides which are in
huge demand in the agricultural sector. Overuse of this pesticide has led to the degradation …