Economía Circular
Economía Circular
Assessment of Cultivated Soil Contamination by Potentially Toxic Metals as a Result of a Galvanizing Plant Failure
08/06/2023 -
Zinc is one of the more mobile metals in the soil and thus involves the risk of entering the food chain. Zinc compounds are used in the galvanization process, which is assumed to be safe for the...
Can mollusks or insects serve as bioindicators of the risk element polluted area? Gastropods (Gastropoda) versus leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
05/06/2023 -
Two groups of invertebrates, terrestrial mollusks (Gastropoda) and Chrysomela populi leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), were sampled to estimate the suitability of these organisms as...
Newly Isolated Ligninolytic Bacteria and Its Applications for Multiple Dye Degradation
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The textile industry is expanding globally and is considered the backbone of the world’s largest source of foreign exchange. The development of the textile industry has caused environmental...
Insights into Anthropogenic Micro- and Nanoplastic Accumulation in Drinking Water Sources and Their Potential Effects on Human Health
23/05/2023 -
Anthropogenic microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) are ubiquitous pollutants found in aquatic, food, soil and air environments. Recently, drinking water for human consumption has been...
A brief study on the role of cerium oxide nanoparticles in growth and alleviation of mercury-induced stress in Vigna radiata and soil bacteria Bacillus coagulans
18/05/2023 -
Cerium oxide nanoparticles have so far been investigated for their role as an antioxidant in pathologies involving inflammation and high oxidative stress. However, its role as a plant and...
Health and Safety Protocol for the Management of Building Demolition Waste with High Mercury Contamination
18/05/2023 -
The LIFE-funded European research project SUBproducts4LIFE seeks to demonstrate the use of industrial subproducts for the large-scale remediation of contaminated soils and industrial building debris...
Harmful Effects of Potentially Toxic Elements in Soils of Cerrado Biomes
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The cerrado biome covers 24% of the Brazilian territory and has strategic importance in the production of grains (maize and soybean), meat and milk, generation of hydroelectric power, and...
Assessing the Vertical Distribution and Health Risks of Trace Metal Elements in Phosphogypsum-Enriched Agricultural Soils of Typical Peri-Urban Areas in Southwestern Tunisia
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Large quantities of phosphogypsum originate from accumulated Tunisian industrial waste each year. Thus, mining effluents that do not comply with Tunisian discharge standards affect the hydrographic...
Mapping the Spatial distribution of Soil heavy metals pollution by Principal Component Analysis and Cluster Analyses
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Contamination of heavy metals in soil is a matter of great concern, which can be evaluated collectively by environmental and multivariate statistical analysis. In this study, concentration of heavy...
Uptake of Fungicide Fluopyram from Soil by Scallions during Greenhouse Cultivation
15/05/2023 -
Unintentional pesticide contamination in rotational crops, often caused by soil contamination from pesticide use in the preceding crops, is a major concern in a positive list system. The residue and...
The Effect of Silicon on Growth, Physiological, and Phytochemical Attributes of Calendula Seedlings Under Lead Stress
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Today, soil contamination with heavy metals has become one of the main problems for food safety and sustainable agriculture. Here, in order to investigate the interaction between silicon (Si) and...
Land application of industrial wastes: impacts on soil quality, biota, and human health
04/05/2023 -
Globally, waste disposal options such as landfill, incineration, and discharge to water, are not preferred long-term solutions due to their social, environmental, political, and economic...
Plant Growthâ??Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) Assisted Bioremediation of Heavy Metal Toxicity
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Abstract Due to a variety of natural and anthropogenic processes, heavy metal toxicity of soil constitutes a substantial hazard to all living beings in the environment. The...
Spent Grain: A Functional Ingredient for Food Applications
04/04/2023 -
Spent grain is the solid fraction remaining after wort removal. It is nutritionally rich, composed of fibers—mainly hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin—proteins, lipids,...
Human health risk assessment of air pollutants in the largest coal mining area in Brazil
03/04/2023 -
The Candiota region, located in the extreme south of Brazil, has the largest mineral coal deposit in the country, and this activity is capable of releasing pollutants in which they are associated...
Study on Residues and Safety of Organophosphorus and Polyester Pesticides in Shaanxi Agricultural Soil
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The irrational use of pesticides has raised a negative influence on the environment and food security. Therefore, it is imperative to comprehend the current status of pesticide residues in the soil...
Responses of Soil Microbial Community to Herbicide Atrazine Contamination
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Atrazine has been intensively applied to control weeds in agriculture and frequently detected in soil far from the point of application due to its special property, which causes serious soil...
Agricultural Byproducts Used as Low-Cost Adsorbents for Removal of Potentially Toxic Elements from Wastewater: A Comprehensive Review
30/03/2023 -
Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are ubiquitous chemical compounds in the environment due to contamination of air, water, or soil. They are primarily sourced from fossil fuel combustion, mining and...
Toxicity of methylparaben and its chlorinated derivatives to Allium cepa L. and Eisenia fetida Sav.
27/03/2023 -
Methylparaben, chloro-methylparaben, and dichloro-methylparaben were evaluated in Allium cepa at 5, 10, 50, and 100 ?g/L and in Eisenia fetida at 10 and 100 ?g/L. In A. cepa roots, 100 ?g/L...
Heavy Metal Pollution of Soil in Vienna, Austria
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Along an urbanization gradient, we explored the soil metal pollution in Vienna, Austria. We analyzed the physical and chemical parameters of topsoil from urban, suburban, and rural areas. The...
