Rice is second only to maize among the world's most important cereal crops, with a global
harvested area of approximately 158 million hectares and an annual production of more …

Pesticides are extensively used in the modern agricultural system. The inefficient and
extensive use of pesticides during the last 5 to 6 decades inadvertently led to serious …

The use of pesticides has been increasing in recent years for maintaining traditional
agricultural practices. However, these chemicals are associated with several environmental …

The purpose of this work is to study the pyrolysis conditions of target biochar suitable for
target heavy metal ion, to characterize the optimized target biochar, and to study the …

Biochars have been successfully used to treat wastewater and contaminated soils. The
efficiency of biochar as a biosorbent of heavy metals can be increased by reducing the …

Biochar is a black carbon sorbent that has the ability to stabilize organic substances in soil
and, therefore, the potential to reduce their bio-availability. This sustainable material can be …

In many water-scarce countries, waste water is used for irrigation which poses a health risk
to farmers and consumers. At the same time, it delivers nutrients to the farming systems. In …

In the present work, a comprehensive study was carried out on the pyrolysis of oil sand
bitumen using a fixed-bed reactor with a view to estimating the optimal conditions for …

Imidazolinones as a persistent and active herbicides group have potential risks to non-target
organisms in the environment. Biochar is a carbon-rich sorbent used as an amendment to …

Natural and anthropogenic activities lead to massive contamination of groundwater with
various organic and inorganic pollutants. Of these, fluoride is a major contaminant and …