Kannan K, Imagawa T, Blankenship A, Giesy JP (2000) Isomer-specific analysis and toxic evaluation of polychlorinated naphthalenes in soil, sediment, and biota collected near the site of a former chlor-alkali plant. Environ Sci Technol 32:2507–2514 ...
Several factors are crucial for soil contamination, including pH, temperature, the number, and type/nature of soil microorganisms. Among the accessible techniques, some of them respond better to contamination removal. One of these methods is bioremediation, and it is one of the ideal solutions for...
The two-compartment setup successfully resulted in elevated pH, especially near the cathode, leading to creation of an alkaline front. Specifically, the soil pH ranged from 3.3 at the anode to 10 at the cathode, following a similar trend in all two-compartment experiments (A-C) (Fig. S4 in...
soil, and metals was >1400 articles, among which over 140 studies have been conducted to explore the influence of earthworms on PTEs in contaminated soils (Fig. 1). Nonetheless, earthworm abundance and community structure are reliable indicators to assess soil contamination not only...
the excessive excitation of microorganisms to utilize the exogenous carbon instead of the organic pollutant; we found that keeping 90% of the overall organic carbon in the soil allowed for n-hexadecane metabolism by the microorganisms, saved costs and maintained a near-original soil micro-environment...
soil of northern Europe, keeping it out of plant roots; farmers’ diversion and filtering of mountain runoff, minimizing the recontamination of their fields; potassium fertilizer, which reduces crops’ uptake of cesium; and the abundance of organisms, particularly in organic soil, that absorb ...
1. Environmental metal pollution and phytoremediation Soil pollution has recently been attracting consid- erable public attention since the magnitude of the problem in our soils calls for immediate action (Garbisu & Alkorta 2003). As a result of human activities such as mining and smelting of ...
Preparation of sandy soil Sand was collected in Spring 2011 on a beach of Lausanne near Lake Leman (46.5079741 N, 6.545103 E). The sand was sieved through a 2-mm mesh, dried at 80 1C for 16 h and stored at room tempera- ture (18–22 1C). pH-H2O of the sand was 7.14±0.02, ...
This study investigates the environmental impact of burning herbicide-contaminated biomass, focusing on atrazine (ATZ) and diuron (DIU) sprayed on rice straw prior to burning. Samples of soil, biomass residues, total suspended particulate (TSP), particul
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) (2000) Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Soil and Rock, vol. 4.08 Ball DF (1964) Loss-on-ignition as an estimate of organic matter and organic carbon in non-calcareous soil. J Soil Sci 15:84–92 Article CAS Google Scholar Chung IJ, Choi...