Article
Environmental Sciences
Lizhu Yuan, Penghong Guo, Shuhai Guo, Jianing Wang, Yujie Huang
Summary: The study revealed that electrical fields have a promoting effect on phytoremediation of multi-metal contaminated soils, leading to increased plant biomass and accumulation of heavy metals.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Esio de Castro Paes, Gustavo Vieira Veloso, Manoel Nelson de Castro Filho, Saulo Henrique Barroso, Elpidio Inacio Fernandes-Filho, Mauricio Paulo Ferreira Fontes, Emanuelle Merce s Barros Soares
Summary: Physical and chemical remediation techniques used in contaminated areas are expensive and damaging to the soil structure. Biological alternatives, such as phytoremediation, are economical and applicable to large areas. This study evaluates the ability of plant species adapted to Brazilian semi-arid conditions to grow in soils contaminated with Pb, and concludes that P. juliflora, A. peregrina, and U. ruziziensis are more suitable for cultivation in soils containing high levels of Pb.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Georgios Charvalas, Alexandra D. Solomou, Kyriakos D. Giannoulis, Elpiniki Skoufogianni, Dimitrios Bartzialis, Christina Emmanouil, Nicholaos G. Danalatos
Summary: This article provides an overview of alternative methods for restoring contaminated soils (phytoremediation), focusing on areas of excessive metallurgical activities in Greece. Two case studies in Northern Greece were selected, one characterized by metal mining and a hot summer Mediterranean climate, and the other involving lignite mining and pollution under subtropical climate.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Heba Bedair, Soumya Ghosh, Ibrahim M. Abdelsalam, Ayaz Ali Keerio, Samar Sami AlKafaas
Summary: Soil and water in Egypt are contaminated with various pollutants, including fertilizer misuse, industrial effluent, wastewater discharge, and mining activities. These pollutants have adverse effects on air, water, food, and human health. Some plants, called hyperaccumulators, have the potential to remove pollutants from soil and water at a low cost. This review focuses on the application of trees in the phytoremediation of salts and heavy metals in Egypt.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Iftikhar Ali, Muhammad Jamil Khan, Azizullah Shah, Farah Deeba, Haziq Hussain, Fazal Yazdan, Mati Ullah Khan, Muhammad Daud Khan
Summary: A pot experiment was conducted in Lakki Marwat city, Pakistan, to screen four different species of Brassicaceae family for the remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils. The results showed that Brassica juncea excelled in various morpho-physiological and biochemical responses, making it the recommended choice for phytoremediation in the study area.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sheetal Manori, Vijendra Shah, Vandana Soni, Kasturi Dutta, Achlesh Daverey
Summary: The study found that the use of pine needle biochar at 100 mg/kg can enhance the phytoremediation ability of Bidens pilosa for cadmium in soil, with biochar treatment also increasing the cadmium concentration in the plant's roots and shoots.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Andrey Ilinskiy, Dmitriy Vinogradov, Natalia Politaeva, Vladimir Badenko, Igor Ilin
Summary: The present research studied the features of heavy metals accumulation in agricultural plants under complex heavy metals contamination in the Ryazan region (Russia). Four crops were analyzed to assess their ability to accumulate heavy metals in their phytomass according to the soil contamination level. The results showed that beans had higher removal of copper, zinc, and lead compared to oats, buckwheat, and soybeans, making them suitable for phytoremediation of contaminated soil.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tommy Landberg, Maria Greger
Summary: This study found that Salix viminalis can effectively reduce the levels of heavy metals, arsenic, PCBs and PAHs in industrial soil. After 10 years of treatment, a significant percentage of various contaminants were removed from the soil. The reduction in contaminants was observed as early as the first year of Salix cultivation, but the rate of reduction slowed down over time.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Deep Shikha, Prasoon Kumar Singh
Summary: Heavy metal contamination in soil and groundwater poses a serious threat to the environment and human health. While traditional remediation methods have limitations, in situ phytoremediation offers an eco-friendly and cost-effective solution to the problem.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hayishaer Mulati, Anwar Mamat, Nuerla Ailijiang, Lu Jiang, Ning Li, Yuanfang Hu, Yuhong Su
Summary: The effect of electric stimulation on the phytoremediation of Pb-contaminated soil by tall fescue and wheat seedlings was investigated. The results showed that electric stimulation enhanced phytoremediation efficiency and increased Pb accumulation in plants. The electric stimulation also improved the transport of Pb from roots to shoots, although this transport was restrained after a certain period.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Salim Lamine, Ian Saunders
Summary: Phytoremediation is a practical and low-cost strategy for recovering mining-affected areas. This study assessed the potential of two willow species in phytoremediation, with S. dasyclados showing greater potential, especially when coupled with biomass for energy production.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaoying Cui, Peng Mao, Shuo Sun, Rong Huang, Yingxu Fan, Yongxing Li, Yingwen Li, Ping Zhuang, Zhian Li
Summary: The availability of Cd and CEC in soil are important factors affecting plant growth and Cd uptake. A deficiency of Ca and Mg in low CEC soil leads to insufficient plant growth and Cd detoxification, while an increase in Ca and Mg in high CEC soil promotes plant photosynthesis and tolerance to Cd stress.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mahrous Awad, M. A. El-Desoky, A. Ghallab, Jan Kubes, S. E. Abdel-Mawly, Subhan Danish, Disna Ratnasekera, Mohammad Sohidul Islam, Milan Skalicky, Marian Brestic, Alaa Baazeem, Saqer S. Alotaibi, Talha Javed, Rubab Shabbir, Shah Fahad, Muhammad Habib ur Rahman, Ayman El Sabagh
Summary: The study showed that incorporating natural organic materials like PLE, VSC, and HA significantly increased the dry weight of the Amaranthus tricolor plant and led to a significant uptake of Pb and Zn. HA application resulted in over 5 times increase in Pb uptake in Helwan soil, while EDTA increased Pb uptake by 65% in El-Gabal El-Asfar soil, and VSC increased it by 110% in El-Madabeg soil. In all studied soils, the application of organic materials increased the remediation factor (RF) compared to the control.
Review
Plant Sciences
Jitendra Kumar Sharma, Nitish Kumar, N. P. Singh, Anita Rani Santal
Summary: The contamination of soil with heavy metals is a significant research topic due to its hazardous effects. Various factors such as rapid industrialization, vehicle emissions, agricultural practices, and waste disposal contribute to soil contamination. These contaminants not only affect the soil, but also contaminate groundwater and lead to a decline in food quality. The use of phytoremediation, which involves the utilization of plant proteins and plant-microbe interactions, is a promising and cost-effective method to restore contaminated soils.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Shiyan Bai, Xiao Han, Dan Feng
Summary: High concentrations of heavy metals can seriously harm ecosystems and human health, so it is crucial to find effective methods to control soil heavy metal pollution. Phytoremediation shows potential in this regard, but current hyperaccumulators have limitations such as poor adaptability, limited enrichment species, and small biomass. Synthetic biology offers the opportunity to design a wide range of organisms, and this paper proposes a comprehensive strategy of microbial biosensor detection - phytoremediation - heavy metal recovery for soil heavy metal pollution control, with modifications made using synthetic biology techniques. The paper also discusses new experimental methods for discovering synthetic biological elements and constructing circuits, as well as ways to produce transgenic plants to facilitate the transformation of synthetic biological vectors. Finally, it highlights the important considerations for soil heavy metal pollution remediation based on synthetic biology.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Tiffanie Lescure, Catherine Joulian, Clement Charles, Taoikal Ben Ali Saanda, Mickael Charron, Dominique Breeze, Pascale Bauda, Fabienne Battaglia-Brunet
RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Frederic Rees, Thibault Sterckeman, Jean Louis Morel
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2020)
Article
Microbiology
Severine Lopez, Antony van der Ent, Sukaibin Sumail, John B. Sugau, Matsain Mohd Buang, Zarina Amin, Guillaume Echevarria, Jean Louis Morel, Emile Benizri
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Wen-Shen Liu, Antony van der Ent, Peter D. Erskine, Jean Louis Morel, Guillaume Echevarria, Kathryn M. Spiers, Emmanuelle Montarges-Pelletier, Rong-Liang Qiu, Ye-Tao Tang
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Ecology
Alice Gossiaux, Marc Rollin, Francois Guerold, Vincent Felten, Martin Laviale, Quentin Bachelet, Pascal Poupin, Eric Chauvet, Alexandre Bec, Michael Danger
FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Ecology
Jeremy Jabiol, Alice Gossiaux, Antoine Lecerf, Thibaut Rota, Francois Guerold, Michael Danger, Pascal Poupin, Franck Gilbert, Eric Chauvet
FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Guobao Wang, Wanying Zhao, Yongqiang Yuan, Jean Louis Morel, Haochun Chi, Wenling Feng, Shizhong Wang, Jianxiang Zhang, Zekai Feng, Haoran Tan, Daijie Chen, Wenge Ding, Chong Liu, Rongliang Qiu
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sophie Joimel, Jerome Cortet, Jean Noel Consales, Philippe Branchu, Claire-Sophie Haudin, Jean Louis Morel, Christophe Schwartz
Summary: Urban soil contamination by heavy metals is a major challenge for urban soil quality, especially in the context of urban agriculture. The study found that the most abundant metals in urban vegetable garden soils are Zn, Pb, Cu, and Cr, and the use of pesticides such as Bordeaux mixture can significantly increase copper levels in the soil.
JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Guobao Wang, Yongqiang Yuan, Jean Louis Morel, Zekai Feng, Daijie Chen, Chunfeng Lu, Meina Guo, Chong Liu, Shizhong Wang, Yuanqing Chao, Yetao Tang, Dongye Zhao, Shi Xiao, Weixian Zhang, Rongliang Qiu
Summary: The study found that biological aqua crusts (BAC) developed in mine drainage have a unique structure and composition that can effectively concentrate and immobilize various metal(loid)s. Mechanisms such as adsorption on clay minerals and organic matters were identified as major processes for binding metal cations, highlighting the potential of BAC as a nature-based solution for bioremediation in mining areas.
Article
Ecology
Lucia Santorufo, Sophie Joimel, Apolline Auclerc, Jules Deremiens, Gilles Grisard, Mickael Hedde, Johanne Nahmani, Celine Pernin, Jerome Cortet
Summary: The study showed that constructing a Technosol using recycled waste material can attract and support a diverse soil organism community, including Collembola. Over a four-year period, the density and taxonomic richness of Collembola communities in the constructed Technosol increased, as did their functional richness and dispersion. However, the Collembola community in the Technosol remained distinct from natural grassland and shared some similarities with arable land.
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
Review
Soil Science
Victor Allory, Geoffroy Sere, Stephanie Ouvrard
Summary: Technosols, strongly impacted by human activity, are increasingly common with a mean soil organic carbon content of 4.3%. Climate, land use, and constitutive artefacts significantly influence soil organic carbon in Technosols, highlighting their originality and diversity compared to other soils. They are among the soils with the highest carbon stocks per unit area in the pedosphere.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nan Zhao, Chuanfang Zhao, Kunyuan Liu, Weihua Zhang, Daniel C. W. Tsang, Zaikuan Yang, Xixiang Yang, Bofang Yan, Jean Louis Morel, Rongliang Qiu
Summary: This study designed N-functionalized biochars with varied structural characteristics by loading poplar leaf with different amounts of urea, and found that they exhibited excellent adsorption capacity and removal efficiency for Cr(VI), providing useful guidance for environmental applications.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Alessandro Bellino, Daniela Baldantoni, Vittoria Milano, Lucia Santorufo, Jerome Cortet, Giulia Maisto
Summary: The research investigates the spatial ecology of collembolan communities in urban parks in Naples and Montpellier, revealing limited spatial connectivity in terms of taxonomic and functional diversity, primarily driven by environmental constraints.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Guillaume Hostyn, Christophe Schwartz, Jean-Marie Come, Stephanie Ouvrard
Summary: This work proposes a management strategy combining phytoremediation of organic pollution with biomass energy production. A controlled growth experiment was conducted on soil impacted by multiple pollutants, and the results showed a decrease in total hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons over time, as well as increased biomass production for both tree species.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Romain Bedell, Alaa Hassan, Anne-Julie Tinet, Javier Arrieta-Escobar, Delphine Derrien, Marie-France Dignac, Vincent Boly, Stephanie Ouvrard, Joshua M. Pearce
Summary: Three-dimensional (3D) printing in soil science offers promising directions for research by providing academics and researchers with reproducible and participatory experiments, helping gain a better understanding of soil parameters. This paper aims to design porous soil structures based on mathematical models to allow scientists to customize samples for desired experiments. The developed script enables designing reproducible numerical models imitating soil structures with defined pore and grain sizes.