Heavy metals are hazardous and bring about critical exposure risks to humans and animals,
even at low concentrations. An assortment of approaches has been attempted to remove the …

Highlights What are the main findings? Climate-change-induced freshwater shortage and
soil salinity have a long-term potential effect on agriculture. Salinity of agricultural soil and …

In the past decades, considerable work has been devoted to remove chromium (VI) ions
from the aqueous environment, owning to their serious health concerns to humans and the …

Chromium is a toxic heavy metal prevalent in higher levels in aqueous matrices owing to
industrial applications. Whilst being a key player in industries, the environmental issues …

Abstract Treatment of water contaminated with heavy metals is challenging. Heavy metals
are non-degradable, persistent in the environment, have a high dispersion capacity by …

Kapok fiber (Ceiba pentandra) belongs to a group of natural fibers that are mainly composed
of cellulose, lignin, pectin, and small traces of inorganic compounds. These fibers are …

The Cr‐doped ZnO photocatalysts were synthesized through the chromium ion
accumulations by water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes). In the preparation process, the …

Excessive water hyacinth growth in aquatic environments and metanil yellow (MY) dye in
industrial wastewater pose severe environmental and public health challenges. Therefore …

Heavy metal contamination in aquatic ecosystems worsens due to rapid industrial
expansion. Biochar, an efficient and economical adsorbent, has attracted much interest in …

Industrial discharge is one of the major reasons for increasing heavy metal intoxication in
the ecosystem and is a cause of global apprehension. The introduction of policies for …