A sustainable paradigm of sewage sludge biochar: valorization, opportunities, challenges and future prospects

S Singh, V Kumar, DS Dhanjal, S Datta, D Bhatia… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
The generation of sludge during wastewater treatment has drawn the attention of various
scientists on its toxicity and safety in lieu of its disposal in the environment. Source of sludge …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons contamination in surface soil of China: A review

P Zhang, Y Chen - Science of the total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the concentration, distribution, source, and potential risk of polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface soils of China through analysis of data from> 6000 …

Source-specific ecological risk analysis and critical source identification of heavy metals in road dust in Beijing, China

C Men, R Liu, L Xu, Q Wang, L Guo, Y Miao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
To explore the spatial variation of source-specific ecological risks and identify critical
sources of heavy metals in road dust, 36 road dust samples collected in Beijing in March …

Improving risk management by using the spatial interaction relationship of heavy metals and PAHs in urban soil

S Wu, S Zhou, H Bao, D Chen, C Wang, B Li… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
Identifying combined pollution risk areas is difficult because of the complex pollutant sources
and heterogeneous soil properties in urban systems. This study used bivariate local Moran's …

Distribution, source identification and health risk assessment of soil heavy metals in urban areas of Isfahan province, Iran

MR Mehr, B Keshavarzi, F Moore, R Sharifi… - Journal of African Earth …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study examines some heavy metals (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) contents
in urban soils of 23 cities in Isfahan province, central Iran. For this purpose, 83 topsoil …

Multi-geostatistical analyses of the spatial distribution and source apportionment of potentially toxic elements in urban children's park soils in Pakistan: A risk …

J Ghani, J Nawab, ME Faiq, S Ullah, A Alam… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the past few decades, contamination of urban children's parks (UCPs) with potentially
toxic elements (PTEs) has been attracting more and more interest; however, assessment of …

Multivariate statistical methods and GIS-based evaluation of potable water in urban children's parks due to potentially toxic elements contamination: a children's health …

J Ghani, J Nawab, Z Ullah, N Rafiq, SZ Hasan, S Khan… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Contamination of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) has received widespread attention in
urban children's parks (UCPs) worldwide in the past few decades. However, the risk …

Emission sources and full spectrum of health impacts of black carbon associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban environment: A review

MU Ali, L Siyi, B Yousaf, Q Abbas… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
With increased urbanization and industrialization, the global burden of anthropogenic
emissions through biomass and fossil fuel combustion has increased significantly …

Concentrations, spatial distribution, sources and environmental health risks of potentially toxic elements in urban road dust across China

S Wang, L Wang, Y Huan, R Wang, T Liang - Science of the total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Potentially toxic element (PTE) pollution is widespread in road dust across China, and the
effects of PTEs in road dust on health cannot be ignored. In this study, the concentrations of …

Kill three birds with one stone: Iron-doped graphitic biochar from biogas residues for ammonium persulfate activation to simultaneously degrade benzo [a] pyrene and …

X Li, Z Yu, Q Chen, C Wang, L Ma, G Shen - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
A graphitized magnetic biochar material, Fe-impregnated biochar (FBC), was synthesized
using biogas residue, a product of food waste after anaerobic fermentation. The FBC …