Environmental and economic implications linked with the proper ecofriendly disposal of
modern day wastes, has made it essential to come up with alternative waste management …

Unlike organic contaminants, metal (loid) s do not undergo microbial or chemical
degradation and persist for a long time after their introduction. Bioavailability of metal (loid) s …

Synthetic fabric fibers have been proposed as indicators of past spreading of wastewater
sludge. Synthetic fiber detectability was examined in sludges (dewatered, pelletized …

The application of sewage sludge as soil amendment is a common agricultural practice.
However, wastewater treatment plants, sewage sludge and sewage sludge-amended soils …

Abstract Knowledge about the behavior and reactions of separate soil components with
trace elements (TEs) and their distribution coefficients (K ds) in soils is a key issue in …

Arsenic (As) contamination and its adverse consequences on rice agroecosystem are well
known. Rice has the credit to feed more than 50% of the world population but concurrently …

Hyperaccumulators are being intensely investigated. They are not only interesting in
scientific context due to their “strange” behavior in terms of dealing with high concentrations …

Heavy‐metal cations can be introduced into agricultural soils by application of fertilizers,
liming materials, sewage sludge, composts, and other industrial and urban waste materials …

Land application of contaminated waste products has been defended as beneficial use by
some scientists and regulators, based on the premise that the behavior of any toxins …

Cadmium is an important pollutant in the environment, toxic to most organisms and a
potential threat to human health: Crops and other plants take up Cd from the soil or water …