Journal: Journal of environmental management / Source: 2009 v.90 no.8 / Subject: soil pollution

Author:: Luo, Lei; Ma, Yibing; Zhang, Shuzhen; Wei, Dongpu; Zhu, Yong-Guan
Source:: Journal of environmental management 2009 v.90 no.8 pp. 2524-2530
ISSN:: 0301-4797
Subject:: agricultural soils; soil pollution; atmospheric deposition; inventories; trace elements; heavy metals; animal manures; fertilizers; agrochemicals; sewage sludge; wastewater irrigation; toxic substances; risk assessment; risk management; China
Abstract:: ... It is important to understand the status and extent of soil contamination with trace elements to make sustainable management strategies for agricultural soils. The inputs of trace elements to agricultural soils via atmospheric deposition, livestock manures, fertilizers and agrochemicals, sewage irrigation and sewage sludge in China were analyzed and an annual inventory of trace element inputs was ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.01.011
PubMed:: 19246150
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.01.011

Author:: Sawidis, Thomas; Tsikritzis, Lazaros; Tsigaridas, Konstantinos
Source:: Journal of environmental management 2009 v.90 no.8 pp. 2620-2627
ISSN:: 0301-4797
Subject:: soil pollution; polluted soils; cesium; mosses and liverworts; indicator species; forest trees; bark; bioaccumulation; temporal variation; Greece; Macedonia
Abstract:: ... ¹³⁷Cs activities in mosses and substrate (soil, bark) collected from W. Macedonia, Greece were measured 20 years after the Chernobyl reactor accident. Archive material from previous studies was also used for comparison and diachronic estimation of the radio-contamination status. A gradual decrease was detected which depended on various factors such as the collected species, location, growth rate a ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.02.010
PubMed:: 19299067
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.02.010

Author:: Ahumada, Inés; Gudenschwager, Orianne; Carrasco, M. Adriana; Castillo, Gabriela; Ascar, Loreto; Richter, Pablo
Source:: Journal of environmental management 2009 v.90 no.8 pp. 2665-2671
ISSN:: 0301-4797
Subject:: soil pollution; biosolids; sewage sludge; soil amendments; copper; zinc; heavy metals; bioavailability; bioaccumulation; Lolium perenne; Trifolium subterraneum; greenhouse experimentation; Chile
Abstract:: ... The purpose of this study was assessing Cu and Zn availabilities in soils amended with a biosolid through the determination of their sequentially extracted chemical forms and their relationship with the contents of these metals in ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) plant tissues cultivated in a greenhouse using four soils classified as Aquic Xerochrept ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.02.004
PubMed:: 19285780
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.02.004

Author:: Tayibi, Hanan; Choura, Mohamed; López, Félix A.; Alguacil, Francisco J.; López-Delgado, Aurora
Source:: Journal of environmental management 2009 v.90 no.8 pp. 2377-2386
ISSN:: 0301-4797
Subject:: phosphogypsum; pollution control; environmental impact; waste management; water pollution; soil pollution; air pollution
Abstract:: ... The production of phosphoric acid from natural phosphate rock by the wet process gives rise to an industrial by-product called phosphogypsum (PG). About 5 tons of PG are generated per ton of phosphoric acid production, and worldwide PG generation is estimated to be around 100-280 Mt per year. This by-product is mostly disposed of without any treatment, usually by dumping in large stockpiles. These ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.03.007
PubMed:: 19406560
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.03.007

Author:: Fernandez-Luqueno, F.; Thalasso, F.; Luna-Guido, M.L.; Ceballos-Ramírez, J.M.; Ordoñez-Ruiz, I.M.; Dendooven, L.
Source:: Journal of environmental management 2009 v.90 no.8 pp. 2813-2818
ISSN:: 0301-4797
Subject:: wastewater treatment; flocculants; polyacrylamide; activated sludge; soil amendments; soil pollution; polluted soils; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; carbon dioxide; gas emissions; nitrogen content; mineralization; alkaline soils; saline soils; Mexico
Abstract:: ... Recycling of municipal wastewater requires treatment with flocculants, such as polyacrylamide. It is unknown how polyacrylamide in sludge affects removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from soil. An alkaline-saline soil and an agricultural soil were contaminated with phenanthrene and anthracene. Sludge with or without polyacrylamide was added while emission of CO₂ and concentrations of ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.03.010
PubMed:: 19395149
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.03.010

Author:: Wang, Suiling; Zhao, Xiangyu
Source:: Journal of environmental management 2009 v.90 no.8 pp. 2367-2376
ISSN:: 0301-4797
Subject:: arsenic; soil pollution; groundwater contamination; bioremediation; phytoremediation; water treatment; sorption; reduction; oxidation; volatilization; methylation
Abstract:: ... Bioremediation of arsenic contaminated soils and groundwater shows a great potential for future development due to its environmental compatibility and possible cost-effectiveness. It relies on microbial activity to remove, mobilize, and contain arsenic through sorption, biomethylation-demethylation, complexation, coprecipitation, and oxidation-reduction processes. This paper gives an evaluation on ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.02.001
PubMed:: 19269736
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.02.001

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