Agricultural waste materials for adsorptive removal of phenols, chromium (VI) and cadmium (II) from wastewater: A review

A Othmani, S Magdouli, PS Kumar, A Kapoor… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Management of basic natural resources and the spent industrial and domestic streams to
provide a sustainable safe environment for healthy living is a magnum challenge to …

Removal of heavy metals in contaminated soil by phytoremediation mechanism: a review

SH Awa, T Hadibarata - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2020 - Springer
The rapid development of industrial sector has increased the heavy metal pollution issue
recently, as the need of various metals is increasing for manufacturing purpose. These …

Selenium in plants: Boon or bane?

M Hasanuzzaman, MHMB Bhuyan, A Raza… - Environmental and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Selenium (Se) is yet to be confirmed as essential for plants, but it has proven to be an
essential trace element for humans and other animals. However, it is well documented that …

Selenium in soil-microbe-plant systems: Sources, distribution, toxicity, tolerance, and detoxification

A Kushwaha, L Goswami, J Lee, C Sonne… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Selenium is an essential micronutrient required for natural biological systems such as anti-
oxidative systems. Despite such beneficial aspect, contamination of selenium and its …

Uses of selenium nanoparticles in the plant production

I Bano, S Skalickova, H Sajjad, J Skladanka, P Horky - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plant production today depends on the ability of agriculturists to transport and recycle
minerals, particularly those minerals which are nutritionally important to animals and human …

Selenium and nano-selenium biofortification for human health: Opportunities and challenges

H El-Ramady, SED Faizy, N Abdalla, H Taha… - Soil Systems, 2020 - mdpi.com
Selenium is an essential micronutrient required for the health of humans and lower plants,
but its importance for higher plants is still being investigated. The biological functions of Se …

Selenium toxicity in plants and environment: biogeochemistry and remediation possibilities

M Hasanuzzaman, MHMB Bhuyan, A Raza… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Selenium (Se) is a widely distributed trace element with dual (beneficial or toxic) effects for
humans, animals, and plants. The availability of Se in the soil is reliant on the structure of the …

Selenium removal from water using adsorbents: A critical review

KZ Benis, KN McPhedran, J Soltan - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Selenium (Se) has become an increasingly serious water contamination concern worldwide.
It is an essential micronutrient for humans and animals, however, can be extremely toxic if …

Treatment technologies for selenium contaminated water: A critical review

T Li, H Xu, Y Zhang, H Zhang, X Hu, Y Sun, X Gu… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Selenium is an indispensable trace element for humans and other organisms; however,
excessive selenium in water can jeopardize the aquatic environment. Investigations on the …

Techno-economic assessment of chp systems in wastewater treatment plants

DM Riley, J Tian, G Güngör-Demirci, P Phelan… - Environments, 2020 - mdpi.com
Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) utilization of combined heat and power (CHP) systems
allows for the efficient use of on-site biogas production, as well as increased annual savings …