Assessment and Remediation of Soils Contaminated by Potentially Toxic Elements (PTE)

• Other Authors: Spagnuolo, Matteo (Editor), Adamo, Paola (Editor), Garau, Giovanni (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; Environmental science, engineering & technology; surface geochemistry; geoprocessing; geogenic enrichment; Itacaiúnas river watershed; Carajás mineral province; urban soils; heavy metals pollution; soil contamination; pollution indexes; health risk; GFAAS; phytoremediation; phytoextraction; heavy metal; wastewater; sewage water; pollution; sustainability; spinach; cauliflower; lettuce; urban soil; parkland; contaminants; trace elements; metals; spatial autocorrelation; arsenic; chromium; copper; nickel; lead; zinc; WtE bottom ash; zinc recovery; rapeseed; sunflower; MIBA; soil remediation; mobilizing agents; microbial endophytes; lead pollution; potentially toxic element; gentle remediation options; organic amendments; Sb uptake; microbial activity; health risk assessment; Allium cepa root chromosomal aberration assay; bioaccumulation; genotoxicity; heavy metals; industrial effluents; firing ranges; Eisenia andrei; micro-X-ray fluorescence; SEM-EDX; Pb phosphates; pyromorphite; Echinochloa frumentacea; contaminated soils; toxic elements; adaptation; AOS; ascorbic acid; GSH; rhizosphere microflora; n/a
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Many soils worldwide are contaminated with potentially toxic elements (PTEs). These elements can be taken up by plant roots and accumulate in plants' organs, thus becoming a danger for the health of humans and animals. Therefore, it is still essential and urgent to understand the behavior of su...