Past, present and future trends in the remediation of heavy-metal contaminated soil-Remediation techniques applied in real soil-contamination events

I Sánchez-Castro, L Molina, MÁ Prieto-Fernández… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Most worldwide policy frameworks, including the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals, highlight soil as a key non-renewable natural resource which should be rigorously …

Bioremediation of soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, petroleum, pesticides, chlorophenols and heavy metals by composting: applications …

M Chen, P Xu, G Zeng, C Yang, D Huang… - Biotechnology advances, 2015 - Elsevier
Increasing soil pollution problems have caused world-wide concerns. Large numbers of
contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), petroleum and related …

Indices of soil contamination by heavy metals–methodology of calculation for pollution assessment (minireview)

HD Weissmannová, J Pavlovský - Environmental monitoring and …, 2017 - Springer
This article provides the assessment of heavy metal soil pollution with using the calculation
of various pollution indices and contains also summarization of the sources of heavy metal …

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 …

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 …

Contrasting effects of manure and compost on soil pH, heavy metal availability and growth of Chenopodium album L. in a soil contaminated by pyritic mine waste

DJ Walker, R Clemente, MP Bernal - Chemosphere, 2004 - Elsevier
Chenopodium album L. was found to be one of the initial plant species colonising a heavy
metal-contaminated site, polluted by pyritic (sulphide-rich) waste from the Aznalcóllar mine …

Heavy metal contamination in soil and brown rice and human health risk assessment near three mining areas in central China

Y Fan, T Zhu, M Li, J He… - Journal of healthcare …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Metal mining and waste discharge lead to regional heavy metal contamination
and attract major concern because of the potential risk to local residents. Methods. This …

Heavy metals in European soils: a geostatistical analysis of the FOREGS Geochemical database

LR Lado, T Hengl, HI Reuter - Geoderma, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper presents the results of modeling the distribution of eight critical heavy metals
(arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, mercury, nickel, lead and zinc) in topsoils using 1588 …

Immobilization and phytotoxicity of Cd in contaminated soil amended with chicken manure compost

L Liu, H Chen, P Cai, W Liang, Q Huang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2009 - Elsevier
The experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of compost application on the
immobilization and biotoxicity of Cd in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) potted soils. Soils …

Microbial community structure and function in a soil contaminated by heavy metals: effects of plant growth and different amendments

A Pérez-de-Mora, P Burgos, E Madejón… - Soil biology and …, 2006 - Elsevier
We studied the effects of in situ remediation of a heavy metal (HM) contaminated soil on
some soil chemical properties, microbial function and microbial structural diversity after 18 …