A critical review on the migration and transformation processes of heavy metal contamination in lead-zinc tailings of China

T Chen, X Wen, J Zhou, Z Lu, X Li, B Yan - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
The health risks of lead-zinc (Pb–Zn) tailings from heavy metal (HMs) contamination have
been gaining increasing public concern. The dispersal of HMs from tailings poses a …

Removal and recovery of vanadium from waste by chemical precipitation, adsorption, solvent extraction, remediation, photo-catalyst reduction and membrane filtration …

H Peng, J Guo, B Li, H Huang, W Shi, Z Liu - Environmental Chemistry …, 2022 - Springer
At low concentrations, vanadium is essential for cell growth, yet vanadium is harmful to
human beings, animals and plants at high concentrations. Therefore, vanadium should be …

Unraveling diverse survival strategies of microorganisms to vanadium stress in aquatic environments

S Wang, J Wang, Z Liu, B Zhang - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Worldwide vanadium contamination is posing serious risks to ecosystems. Although abilities
of microbial communities to cope with vanadium stress using specific survival strategies …

Vanadate bio-detoxification driven by pyrrhotite with secondary mineral formation

J He, B Zhang, Y Wang, S Chen… - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Vanadium (V) is a redox-sensitive heavy-metal contaminant whose environmental mobility is
strongly influenced by pyrrhotite, a widely distributed iron sulfide mineral. However …

Deciphering vanadium speciation in smelting ash and adaptive responses of soil microorganisms

J He, B Zhang, W Yan, Y Lai, Y Tang, Y Han, J Liu - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Abundant smelting ash is discharged during pyrometallurgical vanadium (V) production.
However, its associated V speciation and resultant ecological impact have remained …

Geochemical properties, heavy metals and soil microbial community during revegetation process in a production Pb-Zn tailings

X Wen, J Zhou, S Zheng, Z Yang, Z Lu, X Jiang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Lead-zinc (Pb-Zn) tailings pose a significant environmental threat from heavy
metals (HMs) contamination. Revegetation is considered as a green path for HM …

Unveiling soil microbiome adaptation and survival strategy under vanadium stress in nationwide mining environments

H Zhang, S Jiao, Y Xing, B Jiang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the soils of vanadium (V) smelters, a diverse array of microorganisms relies on metabolic
activities for survival amid stress. However, the characteristics and functions of soil …

Mycobacteriaceae mineralizes micropolyethylene in riverine ecosystems

X Sun, Z Chen, T Kong, Z Chen, Y Dong… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Microplastic (MP) contamination is a serious global environmental problem. Plastic
contamination has attracted extensive attention during the past decades. While …

Response of soil protozoa to acid mine drainage in a contaminated terrace

R Xu, M Zhang, H Lin, P Gao, Z Yang, D Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Acid mine drainage (AMD) system represents one of the most unfavorable habitats for
microorganisms due to its low pH and high concentrations of metals. Compared to bacteria …

Investigation of the redox behavior of biochar-based bipolar electrochemistry in porous media

H Zhang, H Xu, H Zi, Y Tang, X Zheng, P Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bipolar electrochemistry (BEC) refers to the redox actuation occurring at the wirelessly
connected conductors, the bipolar electrodes (BPEs), but the redox behavior of biochar …