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Reversible and irreversible retention of heavy metals in saturated porous media: association with kaolin

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Accumulation of trace elements in soil and fauna within a site historically contaminated with coal combustion residues

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Incorporation Effect of Lignin and Wheat Straw Biochar on Promoting Maize Growth and Reducing Cd Uptake Under Different Irrigation Regimes

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Effects of biochar and compost on the bioavailability of heavy metals in soil aggregates with varying particle sizes

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Contamination and risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in irrigated agricultural soils (Southern Portugal)

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Geochemical distribution of major and trace elements in hydromorphic soil profiles developed on recent alluvium

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Removal of heavy metals using cellulose-based materials: A mini-review

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Preparation and inoculation of Bacillus spp. and Sinorhizobium meliloti strains immobilized on biochar-humic acid improve potted soybean traits and soil parameters

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More Consistent International Soil Contamination Standards Are Required in Europe, the United States and Beyond

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Carbon Dot Nanozyme for Enhancement of Yield and Quality in Maize through Multimechanism Joint Effects

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Combined Application of Compost and Biogas Residues Reduces Soil and Pore Water Metal Concentration and Their Residual Toxicity to Wheat Seedlings

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A dual functional turn off florescence sensor using metal–organic framework for sensitive detection of aluminum(III) in aqueous solution

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From origin to oversight: properties, impacts and management of heavy metals

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Drivers and environmental effects of tufa/travertine deposition: A review

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Enhanced Retention of Cd(II) by Exfoliated Bentonite and Its Methoxy Form: Steric and Energetic Studies

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Enhancing cadmium immobilization on halloysite through varied dissolved organic matter: Exploring the role of halloysite aggregation

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The Potential Use of Solid Waste and Mine Water for Land Rehabilitation of the Coal Mine-Affected Area in Slovenia

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Vertical and tidal variability of dissolved organic matter in mangrove soils: influence on dissolved trace metal dynamics

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Prediction of zinc, cadmium, and arsenic in european soils using multi-end machine learning models

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A study on the removal of pollutants from soil contaminated with high concentrations of heavy metals

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Enhanced adsorption of cadmium(II) on red and brown soils in the presence of Bt toxin: kinetic, equilibrium, and mechanism studies

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Operational zone-based assessment of metal contamination and long-term leaching predictions for active smelting site management

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Investigation of Pb(II) adsorption by amine group enriched chitosan encapsulated iron oxides doped biochar for soil remediation

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Evaluating the Sustainability of High-Dose Sewage Sludge Application in Fertilizing Szarvasi-1 Energy Grass Plantations

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Intercropping and Green Manure Return Mitigate Arsenic Contamination in Rice via Induced Shifts in Soil Enzymatic Activities and Microbial Communities

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Effects of Enhanced Phytoremediation Techniques on Soil Aggregate Structure

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High-resolution two-dimensional mapping of arsenic concentration in soil-water micro-interfaces with diffusive gradients in thin films

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Integrated effects of rainwater harvesting and organic fertilization on soil structure and aggregates in a rainfed orchards on the Loess Plateau

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Spatial-temporal distribution characteristics and responsive relationship of soil organic carbon and heavy metals in plastic greenhouse vegetable cultivation

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Assessment of trace element soil contamination and environment risks in soils from iron mining areas

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Experimental and theoretical study into 3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane-modified MWCNTs immobilised in chitosan hydrogels for Cd2+ and Zn2+ removal

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Influence of soil amendments on phytostabilization, localization and distribution of zinc and cadmium by marigold varieties

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Geochemical distribution and genesis of selenium-rich soils in Maojie Town on the Yunnan low-selenium belt

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Enhanced decoupling of multiple elements in coastal reclaimed soils following intensive agricultural use in eastern China

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Tree-inspired polycaprolactone-mugwort adsorption membrane for Cu(II) removal from wastewater

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Levels of selected metals in spices cultivated in Southwest Ethiopia: Occurrence and health risk assessment

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Barriers and carriers for transition metal homeostasis in plants

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In situ immobilization of potentially toxic elements in soil using agricultural byproducts and wastes: A review

Erika Levei, Eniko Kovacs, Marin Senila, Vanessa Fierro and Oana Cadar

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Distinguishing the contributions of organic matter and iron (oxyhydr)oxides to zinc availability in paddy soils surrounding lead-zinc mines

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Enhancing ecosystem restoration and soil productivity through PGPR: a sustainable approach to bioremediation and biofertilization

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Soil heterogeneity and geogenic-anthropogenic influences on the distribution and ecological risks of potentially toxic elements in semi-arid agricultural soils of north-central Morocco

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Anthropogenic forcing and threshold exceedance of heavy metal pollution recorded in lake sediments from northeastern China over the past 1600 years

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Leaching behavior and mechanism of Cu and Cd in acid paddy soil under acid mine drainage

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A quantitative assessment of the behavior of metallic elements in urban soils exposed to industrial dusts near Dunkerque (northern France)

Marine Casetta, Sylvie Philippe, Lucie Courcot, David Dumoulin, Gabriel Billon, François Baudin, Françoise Henry, Michaël Hermoso and Jacinthe Caillaud

SOIL, 2025, 11, 467
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Research progress on environmental behavior of arsenic in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau soil

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Evolution of multi-element coupling and geochemical behavior in dryland and paddy soils along a 3000-year chronosequence in the Yangtze River floodplain

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Degradation of mine site alluvial soil – the case of artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana

Samuel Senyo Koranteng, Lukeman Boakye Adams, Nadine Osei-Essah and Daniel Darko

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Decoding Coumaphos: Tracing its journey in the lithosphere via degradation mechanisms and assessing sorption proficiency through kinetics study

Sara Majid, Khuram Shahzad Ahmad, Ibrahim A. A. and Muhammad Azad Malik

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Manganese oxide catalytic materials for degradation of organic pollutants in advanced oxidation processes: A review

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Geographically weighted random forest fusing multi-source environmental covariates for spatial prediction of soil heavy metals

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Mercury pollution risks of agricultural soils and crops in mercury mining areas in Guizhou Province, China: effects of large mercury slag piles

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Plant-derived biochars ameliorate acidity and reshape microbial communities to enhance tea productivity and quality in acidic soils

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Impact of low molecular weight organic acids on heavy metal(loid) desorption in biochar-amended paddy soil

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Citric Acid Extraction Impact on Chemical and Bioavailable Forms of Metals in Soil

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Molecules, 2025, 30, 4480
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Mobility and Fate of Potentially Toxic Elements in Soil Environment

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Use of Chitosan–Iron Oxide Gels for the Removal of Cd2+ Ions from Aqueous Solutions

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Gels, 2024, 10, 630
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Assessment of yield and cadmium (Cd) concentration dynamics of rice (Oryza sativa L.) in paddy soils with various levels of Cd contamination

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Retention of sulfamethoxazole in soils from a semiarid high altitudinal watershed: effect of soil type, soil organic matter, and pH

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Effect of enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) combined with biochar on lead-contaminated soil solidification and plant growth

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Salinity-adjusted adsorption thermodynamics for Pb(II) and Cd(II): A harmonized framework for produced-water treatment design

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Fate of Potentially Toxic Elements Derived from Coal Mining in Soil

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Optimizing water purification with Shungite: a metric approach for characterizing its efficiency in removing contaminants

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Heavy metal pollution and transformation in soil: a comprehensive review of natural bioremediation strategies

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Evaluation of performances of cadmium adsorption onto nano- and macro-biochar-treated alkaline sandy soil from aqueous solutions

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Application and mechanism of carbonate material in the treatment of heavy metal pollution: a review

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Evaluating sediment transport and metal sorption in the San Juan River watershed

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Synergistic optimization of Pb(II) adsorption from aqueous solutions by manganese-doped carbon aerogels

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Evaluation of a consortium of heavy metal-resistant bacteria in corn plants grown in contaminated soil

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Soil Application of Zinc for Potato Biofortification in the Central Andes of Peru

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The effects of polystyrene microparticles on the environmental availability and bioavailability of As, Cd and Hg in soil for the land snail Cantareus aspersus

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Heavy metal sorption in postglacial soils: Linking cadmium and lead retention to landscape geomorphology

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Adsorption and distribution of heavy metals in aquatic environments: The role of colloids and effects of environmental factors

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Cytotoxicity of leachate from the final disposal of water treatment plant sludge

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Cleaner Water, 2025, 4, 100099
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Inversion Studies on the Heavy Metal Content of Farmland Soils Based on Spectroscopic Techniques: A Review

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Climate, Soil, and Microbes: Interactions Shaping Organic Matter Decomposition in Croplands

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Soil Texture Mediates the Toxicity of ZnO and Fe3O4 Nanoparticles to Microbial Activity

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Alleviating the adverse effects of Cd–Pb contamination through the application of silicon fertilizer: Enhancing soil microbial diversity and mitigating heavy metal contamination

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How do polystyrene microplastics affect the adsorption of copper in soil?

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Coupled experimental and modeling approaches to reveal ion-specific migration behavior of arsenic, cadmium, and lead in soils surrounding Pb–Zn smelters

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Decoding the Plant-Microbiome Dialogue under Heavy Metal Stress

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Mineralogical analysis: The light-induced oxidation driving mechanism of heavy metals in lead-zinc smelting slag

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Functional Green Nanomaterials for Plant-Mediated Heavy Metal Cleanup

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