Contaminated soil containing toxic metals and metalloids is found everywhere globally. As a
consequence of adsorption and precipitation reactions, metals are comparatively immobile …

Physical, chemical weathering and volcanic eruptions release heavy metals into soils and
surface waters naturally. Contaminants from anthropogenic sources originated from …

Wastewater containing toxic substances is a major threat to the health of both aquatic and
terrestrial ecosystems. In order to treat wastewater, nanomaterials are currently being …

Water shortage and quality are major issues in many places, particularly arid and semi-arid
regions such as Makkah Al-Mukarramah province, Saudi Arabia. The current work was …

Increasing human population, deforestation and man-made climate change are likely to
exacerbate the negative effects on freshwater ecosystems and species endangerment …

The demand for clean energy and sustainable technologies has led to extensive research in
the field of nanomaterials, particularly zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures, due to their unique …

Arsenic is a priority contaminant that enters drinking water through both natural and man-
made processes, posing a risk to human health and leading to the development of a variety …

Tailings are one of the largest quantities of hazardous waste in the world, and their treatment
is difficult and expensive. In this work, a new, low-cost technique coupling microbially …

Heavy metal pollution is one of the most critical concerns of communities, which challenges
health and global sustainability. Non-biodegradable heavy metals such as cadmium …

Stabilizing heavy metal-contaminated soil with solid waste-based materials is a sustainable
approach. This study synthesized a coal bottom ash-based geopolymer and coir for the …