Global soil pollution by toxic elements: Current status and future perspectives on the risk assessment and remediation strategies – A review

Streptomyces pactum addition to contaminated soils improved soil quality and plant growth and enhanced metals phytoextraction: A trial for green remediation and sustainable management of mining soils

(2021) Amjad Ali et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

The Voltaic Effect as a Novel Mechanism Controlling the Remobilization of Cadmium in Paddy Soils during Drainage

(2021) Hui Huang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Human health risk visualization of potentially toxic elements in farmland soil: A combined method of source and probability

(2021) Fanjing Kong et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Bone-derived biochar improved soil quality and reduced Cd and Zn phytoavailability in a multi-metal contaminated mining soil

(2021) Muhammad Azeem et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Green remediation of toxic metals contaminated mining soil using bacterial consortium and Brassica juncea

(2021) Parimala Gnana Soundari Arockiam Jeyasundar et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Nanoactivated Carbon Reduces Mercury Mobility and Uptake by Oryza sativa L: Mechanistic Investigation Using Spectroscopic and Microscopic Techniques

(2020) Jianxu Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Coconut-fiber biochar reduced the bioavailability of lead but increased its translocation rate in rice plants: Elucidation of immobilization mechanisms and significance of iron plaque barrier on roots using spectroscopic techniques

(2020) Jianhong Li et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Soil contamination by potentially toxic elements and the associated human health risk in geo- and anthropogenic contaminated soils: A case study from the temperate region (Germany) and the arid region (Egypt)

(2020) Sabry M. Shaheen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Surface interaction of cadmium and zinc metal ions on Al2O3 nanoparticles in aqueous solution

(2020) Shamshad Khan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Fe/Mn- and P-modified drinking water treatment residuals reduced Cu and Pb phytoavailability and uptake in a mining soil

(2020) Quan Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Adsorptive removal of noxious cadmium ions from aqueous medium using activated carbon/zirconium oxide composite: Isotherm and kinetic modelling

(2020) Gaurav Sharma et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS

CeO2/g-C3N4/V2O5 ternary nano hetero-structures decorated with CQDs for enhanced photo-reduction capabilities under different light sources: Dual Z-scheme mechanism

(2020) Amit Kumar et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Phytoremediation potential of twelve wild plant species for toxic elements in a contaminated soil

(2020) Vasileios Antoniadis et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Enhanced electrokinetic remediation of nuclear fission products in organic-rich soils

(2020) Jamie M. Purkis et al.   APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY

Remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils by electrokinetic technology: Mechanisms and applicability

(2020) Yuchen Wang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Soil heavy metal pollution and food safety in China: Effects, sources and removing technology

(2020) Guowei Qin et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Current knowledge from heavy metal pollution in Chinese smelter contaminated soils, health risk implications and associated remediation progress in recent decades: A critical review

(2020) Da-Mao Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

The concentration and probabilistic risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in fillets of silver pomfret (Pampus argenteus): A global systematic review and meta-analysis

(2020) Mohammadreza Alipour et al.   Journal of Environmental Sciences-China

Research progress and mechanism of nanomaterials-mediated in-situ remediation of cadmium-contaminated soil: A critical review

(2020) Yuenan Zhang et al.   Journal of Environmental Sciences-China

A review on remediation technologies for nickel-contaminated soil

(2019) Xueyan Chen et al.   HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT

Soil and maize contamination by trace elements and associated health risk assessment in the industrial area of Volos, Greece

(2019) Vasileios Antoniadis et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Highly efficient Sr/Ce/activated carbon bimetallic nanocomposite for photoinduced degradation of rhodamine B

(2019) Gaurav Sharma et al.   CATALYSIS TODAY

Health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in soils along the Central Elbe River, Germany

(2019) Jörg Rinklebe et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Rice straw- and rapeseed residue-derived biochars affect the geochemical fractions and phytoavailability of Cu and Pb to maize in a contaminated soil under different moisture content

(2019) Abdus Salam et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

A critical prospective analysis of the potential toxicity of trace element regulation limits in soils worldwide: Are they protective concerning health risk assessment? - A review

(2019) Vasileios Antoniadis et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Mitigation of mercury accumulation in rice using rice hull-derived biochar as soil amendment: A field investigation

(2019) Ying Xing et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Soil amendments for immobilization of potentially toxic elements in contaminated soils: A critical review

(2019) Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Biochar-induced metal immobilization and soil biogeochemical process: An integrated mechanistic approach

(2019) Ali El-Naggar et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Distribution and health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in soils around coal industrial areas: A global meta-analysis

(2019) Xin Xiao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamic studies of adsorption of Ni and Cu by modification of Al2O3 nanoparticles with natural organic matter

(2018) Shamshad Khan et al.   FULLERENES NANOTUBES AND CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES

Biochar affects the dissolved and colloidal concentrations of Cd, Cu, Ni, and Zn and their phytoavailability and potential mobility in a mining soil under dynamic redox-conditions

(2018) Ali El-Naggar et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Remediation techniques for heavy metal-contaminated soils: Principles and applicability

(2018) Lianwen Liu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

(2017) Helena Doležalová Weissmannová et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Using poly-glutamic acid as soil-washing agent to remediate heavy metal-contaminated soils

(2017) Zong-Han Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Geochemical distribution of Co, Cu, Ni, and Zn in soil profiles of Fluvisols, Luvisols, Gleysols, and Calcisols originating from Germany and Egypt

(2017) Jörg Rinklebe et al.   GEODERMA

Bioavailability and risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in garden edible vegetables and soils around a highly contaminated former mining area in Germany

(2017) Vasileios Antoniadis et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

A comparison of technologies for remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils

(2017) Sana Khalid et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION

The potential of genetic engineering of plants for the remediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals

(2017) Elisa Fasani et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Alleviation of Heavy Metal Stress in Plants and Remediation of Soil by Rhizosphere Microorganisms

(2017) Jitendra Mishra et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Assessment of metal pollution in the Anzali Wetland sediments using chemical partitioning method and pollution indices

(2016) Marjan Esmaeilzadeh et al.   ACTA OCEANOLOGICA SINICA

Distribution of Heavy Metal Pollution in Surface Soil Samples in China: A Graphical Review

(2016) Qiannan Duan et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Bioavailability and health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in Thriasio Plain, near Athens, Greece

(2016) Vasileios Antoniadis et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH

Release of As, Ba, Cd, Cu, Pb, and Sr under pre-definite redox conditions in different rice paddy soils originating from the U.S.A. and Asia

(2016) Jörg Rinklebe et al.   GEODERMA

Electrokinetic treatment of an agricultural soil contaminated with heavy metals

(2016) Arylein Figueroa et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART A-TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Ability of 3 extraction methods (BCR, Tessier and protease K) to estimate bioavailable metals in sediments from Huelva estuary (Southwestern Spain)

(2016) Daniel Rosado et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Maps of heavy metals in the soils of the European Union and proposed priority areas for detailed assessment

(2016) Gergely Tóth et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Impact of emerging and low cost alternative amendments on the (im)mobilization and phytoavailability of Cd and Pb in a contaminated floodplain soil

(2015) Sabry M. Shaheen et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

A new index for assessing heavy metals contamination in sediments: A case study

(2015) Amirhossein Pejman et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Geochemical baseline determination and pollution assessment of heavy metals in urban soils of Karachi, Pakistan

(2015) Zahida Karim et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Phytoextraction of potentially toxic elements by Indian mustard, rapeseed, and sunflower from a contaminated riparian soil

(2015) Sabry M. Shaheen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH

Conocarpus biochar as a soil amendment for reducing heavy metal availability and uptake by maize plants

(2015) Mohammad I. Al-Wabel et al.   SAUDI JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Fabrication, characterization and antimicrobial activity of polyaniline Th(IV) tungstomolybdophosphate nanocomposite material: Efficient removal of toxic metal ions from water

(2014) Gaurav Sharma et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Assessment of soil quality indices in agricultural lands of Qazvin Province, Iran

(2014) Fazel Rahmanipour et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Soil Contamination in China: Current Status and Mitigation Strategies

(2014) Fang-Jie Zhao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Impact of various amendments on immobilization and phytoavailability of nickel and zinc in a contaminated floodplain soil

(2014) S. M. Shaheen et al.   International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Immobilization and phytotoxicity reduction of heavy metals in serpentine soil using biochar

(2014) I. Herath et al.   JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS

Trace Element Solubility in a Multimetal-Contaminated Soil as Affected by Redox Conditions

(2014) Iris Hindersmann et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

Surfactant assisted nano-composite cation exchanger: Development, characterization and applications for the removal of toxic Pb2+ from aqueous medium

(2013) M. Naushad   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Removal of heavy metals from a contaminated soil using organic chelating acids

(2013) R. A. Wuana et al.   International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Enhancement of heavy metal phytoremediation by Alnus firma with endophytic Bacillus thuringiensis GDB-1

(2013) A. Giridhar Babu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Remediation of heavy metal(loid)s contaminated soils – To mobilize or to immobilize?

(2013) Nanthi Bolan et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Biological Indices for Soil Quality Evaluation: Perspectives and Limitations

(2013) Jorge Paz-Ferreiro et al.   LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT

A review of soil heavy metal pollution from mines in China: Pollution and health risk assessment

(2013) Zhiyuan Li et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Influence of dissolved organic matter from corn straw on Zn andCusorption to Chinese loess

(2013) Shamshad Khan et al.   TOXICOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY

Hexavalent chromium removal from aqueous medium by activated carbon prepared from peanut shell: Adsorption kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamic studies

(2012) Z.A. AL-Othman et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Phytoextraction of Cd-Contaminated Soils: Current Status and Future Challenges

(2012) Jin-Tian Li et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in sediments of Xiawan Port based on modified potential ecological risk index

(2012) Hui-na ZHU et al.   TRANSACTIONS OF NONFERROUS METALS SOCIETY OF CHINA

Impacts of lead/zinc mining and smelting on the environment and human health in China

(2011) Xiuwu Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

A laboratory treatability study for pilot-scale soil washing of Cr, Cu, Ni, and Zn contaminated soils

(2011) Ya-Ting Lin et al.   Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy

Heavy metal immobilization by cost-effective amendments in a contaminated soil: Effects on metal leaching and phytoavailability

(2011) David Houben et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION

Trace metal contamination in urban soils of China

(2011) Xiao-san Luo et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Trace Elements in Soils of Urban Areas

(2010) Franco Ajmone-Marsan et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

The Nature and Distribution of Metals in Soils of the Sydney Estuary Catchment, Australia

(2010) Gavin F. Birch et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

Long-Term Risk Reduction of Lead-Contaminated Urban Soil by Phosphate Treatment

(2009) Xi Tang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE

Effects of electrokinetic treatment of a heavy metal contaminated soil on soil enzyme activities

(2009) Long Cang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Occurrence and distribution of selected heavy metals in the surface sediments of Thermaikos Gulf, N. Greece. Assessment using pollution indicators

(2009) C. Christophoridis et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Effect of fertilizer amendments on phytoremediation of Cd-contaminated soil by a newly discovered hyperaccumulator Solanum nigrum L.

(2009) Shuhe Wei et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Electrokinetic Soil Remediation: Challenges and Opportunities

(2009) Akram N. Alshawabkeh   SEPARATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Geochemical Element Differentiation in Serpentine Soils From the Ophiolite Complexes, Eastern Taiwan

(2009) Chang-Ho Cheng et al.   SOIL SCIENCE

Growing up green on serpentine soils: Biogeochemistry of serpentine vegetation in the Central Coast Range of California

(2008) Christopher Oze et al.   APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY

Solid speciation and mobility of potentially toxic elements from natural and contaminated soils: A combined approach

(2008) J. Kierczak et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Correlation of foliar MT2b expression with Cd and Zn concentrations in hybrid aspen (Populus tremula×tremuloides) grown in contaminated soil

(2008) Viivi Hassinen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Podzolization over ophiolitic materials in the western Alps (Natural Park of Mont Avic, Aosta Valley, Italy)

(2008) M. D'Amico et al.   GEODERMA

Using geoaccumulation index to study source profiles of soil dust in China

(2008) Yaqin JI et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Biological leaching of heavy metals from a contaminated soil by Aspergillus niger

(2008) Wan-Xia Ren et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Concentrations and chemical speciation of five heavy metals (Zn, Cd, Ni, Cu, and Pb) in selected agricultural calcareous soils of Hamadan Province, western Iran

(2008) Zahra Varasteh Khanlari et al.   Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Removal of heavy metals and arsenic from contaminated soils using bioremediation and chelant extraction techniques

(2007) Katerina Vaxevanidou et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Pedogeochemical mapping of Cr, Ni, and Cu in soils of the Barcelona Province (Catalonia, Spain): Relationships with soil physico-chemical characteristics

(2007) J. Bech et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION

The relationship between WRB soil units and heavy metals content in soils of Catamarca (Argentina)

(2007) Núria Roca et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION