The current approach to soil remediation: a review of physicochemical and biological technologies, and the potential of their strategic combination

JD Aparicio, EE Raimondo, JM Saez… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the last decades, the growing industrial activities, rapid urbanization, highest consumption
rates, and non-safe human practices have greatly increased soil pollution with …

Remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils: phytoremediation as a potentially promising clean-up technology

APGC Marques, AOSS Rangel… - Critical Reviews in …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Increased soil pollution with heavy metals due to various human and natural activities has
led to a growing need to address environmental contamination. Some remediation …

Efficiency of green waste compost and biochar soil amendments for reducing lead and copper mobility and uptake to ryegrass

N Karami, R Clemente, E Moreno-Jiménez… - Journal of hazardous …, 2011 - Elsevier
Green waste compost and biochar amendments were assessed for their assistance in
regulating the mobility of copper (Cu) and lead (Pb) and the resultant uptake of these metals …

Phytoremediation technology: hyper-accumulation metals in plants

PK Padmavathiamma, LY Li - Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 2007 - Springer
This paper reviews key aspects of phytoremediation technology and the biological
mechanisms underlying phytoremediation. Current knowledge regarding the application of …

The remediation of heavy metals contaminated sediment

J Peng, Y Song, P Yuan, X Cui, G Qiu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2009 - Elsevier
Heavy metal contamination has become a worldwide problem through disturbing the normal
functions of rivers and lakes. Sediment, as the largest storage and resources of heavy metal …

In situ and bioremediation of organic pollutants in aquatic sediments

LW Perelo - Journal of hazardous materials, 2010 - Elsevier
Organic pollutants in sediments are a worldwide problem because sediments act as sinks
for hydrophobic, recalcitrant and hazardous compounds. Depending on biogeochemical …

Fitorremediación: una alternativa para eliminar la contaminación

AE Delgadillo-López, CA González-Ramírez… - Tropical and …, 2011 - scielo.org.mx
La fitorremediación aprovecha la capacidad de ciertas plantas para absorber, acumular,
metabolizar, volatilizar o estabilizar contaminantes presentes en el suelo, aire, agua o …

Trace element behaviour at the root–soil interface: implications in phytoremediation

P Kidd, J Barceló, MP Bernal, F Navari-Izzo… - Environmental and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Free of human interference the soil trace element content is largely dependent on that of the
soil parent material and acting weathering processes. An increasingly industrialised society …

Biochar assisted phytoremediation and biomass disposal in heavy metal contaminated mine soils: a review

D Ghosh, SK Maiti - International journal of phytoremediation, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Mining activities causes heavy metal pollution and adversely affect the ecological safety and
human well-being. Phytoremediation-biochar synergy can effectively remediate mine spoils …

Ecological restoration of an acidic Cd contaminated soil using bamboo biochar application

I Mohamed, G Zhang, Z Li, Y Liu, F Chen, K Dai - Ecological Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Biochar is an organic amendment with good effects on soil properties but its influence on Cd
fractionation and growth of vegetable crops (eg Chinese cabbage) and field crops (eg …