Biochar for soil applications-sustainability aspects, challenges and future prospects

M Kamali, N Sweygers, S Al-Salem, L Appels… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar has recently proven to be effective in various applications including soil amendment
for crop production and removal of pollutants from the contaminated water and soil …

Persistent organic pollutant cycling in forests

P Gong, H Xu, C Wang, Y Chen, L Guo… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Owing to their toxicity, persistence and capacity for long-range atmospheric transport,
persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are internationally regulated. However, forests can …

Selected pesticidal POPs and metabolites in the soil of five Vietnamese cities: Sources, fate, and health risk implications

Y Ding, S Qin, H Huang, X Tang, X Li, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Large quantities of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) have been used in tropical regions.
The fate processes and risks of these legacy contaminants in the tropics are poorly …

SoilPlusVeg: An integrated air-plant-litter-soil model to predict organic chemical fate and recycling in forests

E Terzaghi, M Morselli, M Semplice… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Current modelling approaches often ignore the dynamics of organic chemicals
uptake/release in forest compartments under changing environmental conditions and may …

PCB vertical and horizontal movement in agricultural soils of a highly contaminated site: Role of soil properties, cultivation history and PCB physico-chemical …

A Di Guardo, G Raspa, E Terzaghi, L Vergani… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The agricultural areas of a historically contaminated National Relevance Site (SIN Brescia
Caffaro) in Italy are an ideal case for studying the long term vertical and horizontal …

How good are the predictions of mobility of aged polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in soil? Insights from a soil column experiment

CM Vitale, E Terzaghi, D Zati, A Di Guardo - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
A column leaching experiment was performed to evaluate the influence of some relevant
environmental factors (soil/water contact time, temperature, saturation) on mobility of aged …

Polychlorinated biphenyls in two typical landforms of Southern Anhui province, China: Sources, air-soil exchange, and risk assessment

X Wu, A Chen, S Wang, J Zou, H Liu, S Xiao - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were detected in the atmosphere and soil of Southern
Anhui, China. The average concentration of∑ 26 PCBs in the atmosphere along the …

Air-soil diffusive exchange of PAHs in an urban park of Shanghai based on polyethylene passive sampling: Vertical distribution, vegetation influence and diffusive flux

Y Liu, S Xie, L Zheng, T Li, Y Sun, L Ma, Z Lin… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Compared with dry and wet deposition rates, air-soil exchange fluxes cannot be directly
measured experimentally. Polyethylene passive sampling was applied to assess transport …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in air, foliage, and litter in a subtropical forest: Spatioseasonal variations, partitioning, and litter-PAH degradation

T Wang, K Xiang, Y Zeng, H Gu, Y Guan, S Chen - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Forest canopies play a vital role in scavenging airborne semi-volatile organic compounds.
The present study measured polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the understory air …

Paving the way toward soil safety and health: current status, challenges, and potential solutions

C Chu, L Zhu - Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 2024 - Springer
Soil is a non-renewable resource, providing a majority of the world's food and fiber while
serving as a vital carbon reservoir. However, the health of soil faces global threats from …