scholarly journals Effects of Biochar in Soil and Water Remediation: A Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adelaide Perdigão ◽  
José Luís da Silva Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance Genes ◽  
Water Remediation ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Sustainable Water Supply ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Remediation Process ◽  
Soil And Water

In the last decades increased global environmental concerns to water and soils pollution. The main concerns are related to the contamination of the ecosystem, food security, and human health since many of the contaminants present in soil and water (residues of pesticides and antibiotics, genes of resistance to antibiotics, and heavy metals) are absorbed by plants and enter the food chain. Remediation of the contaminated water and soil to ensure sustainable water supply and food production is urgently needed. The use of biochar can have a positive effect on this remediation process. There are several studies that demonstrate the biochar’s ability to block/reduce the contaminating effect of pesticides, antibiotic residues, antibiotic resistance genes, and heavy metals. The objective of this chapter is to carry out a comprehensive review of the effect of using biochar on the availability/transmission of these contaminants to the soil and food supply chain.

scholarly journals A review: Analytical methods for heavy metals determination in environment and human samples

2019 ◽  
pp. 97-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mojtaba Arjomandi ◽  
*Hamid Shirkhanloo
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Analytical Methods ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Clinical Chemistry ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Soil And Water

Heavy metals are vital and necessary in our daily lives. Moreover, if the amounts of heavy metals are more than the acceptable amounts (mentioned by WHO) in soil, water, and air, indeed, they cause a lot of diseases in human bodies. Therefore, monitoring and measuring the amounts of heavy metals that are arduous and difficult are so important. In this review paper, a lot of studies that have been carried out on the determination and quantification of heavy metals in human bodies, soil, and water are considered. Moreover, the effect of toxicity of each heavy metal on human health is assessed. According to WHO, EPA, NIOSH, ACGIH, and clinical chemistry, the determination of heavy metals such as Cd, Pb, Zn, Hg, Cu, Mn is very important in the human body and Environmental matrixes. 

Assessment of Capacity and Impacts of 8.5 MW Gas Fired Power Plant on Soil and Water Quality in Lekki, Lagos State Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 137-152
Author(s):  
Fagbenro Oluwakemi Kehinde ◽  
Adediji Victor Adebowale ◽  
Olaniyan Olatunji Sunday ◽  
Babatola Olumide
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Groundwater Samples ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Fe And Mn ◽  
Surface And Groundwater ◽  
Soil And Water

The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential impacts of 8.5 MW thermal power plant on soil and water quality within its location, Lekki area, Lagos State. The study area was geo-referenced using the existing map and Geographical Positioning System. Auger was used to sample soil at three different locations within the power plant. The soil samples were prepared and analyzed for the following parameters using standard analytical methods. The parameters include soil texture, Exchangeable cations and anions (H+, Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl- and SO42-) Nutrients compounds (NO3-, Total Nitrogen (TN), Organic Carbon (OC) and heavy metals (Fe, Cd, As, and Mn). Surface and groundwater samples were collected within the power plant in triplicate and analyzed for true colour, turbidity, conductivity, salinity, THC and Coliform. Dissolved Oxygen (DO), BOD5, Total Organic Carbon (TOC), Organic Matter (OM) and heavy metals (As, Ag, Fe and Mn) of water samples were also analyzed. The soil from the study area is loamy-sand in texture. The average As, Ag, Fe and Mn in surface and groundwater samples were 0.055, 0.025, 3.150, 0.735 and 0.12, 0.080, 6.440 and 0.180 mg/L, respectively. The gas-fired power plant has contaminated the soil and water within its premises with petroleum and heavy metals. The engine stack should be modified to minimize the pollution effects of the power plant on the environment.

scholarly journals An Overview of the Water Remediation Potential of Nanomaterials and Their Ecotoxicological Impacts

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrnoosh Ghadimi ◽  
Sasan Zangenehtabar ◽  
Shahin Homaeigohar
Keyword(s):  
Size Range ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Water Systems ◽  
The Other ◽  
Water Remediation ◽  
One Dimension ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Soil And Water

Nanomaterials, i.e., those materials which have at least one dimension in the 1–100 nm size range, have produced a new generation of technologies for water purification. This includes nanosized adsorbents, nanomembranes, photocatalysts, etc. On the other hand, their uncontrolled release can potentially endanger biota in various environmental domains such as soil and water systems. In this review, we point out the opportunities created by the use of nanomaterials for water remediation and also the adverse effects of such small potential pollutants on the environment. While there is still a large need to further identify the potential hazards of nanomaterials through extensive lab or even field studies, an overview on the current knowledge about the pros and cons of such systems should be helpful for their better implementation.

scholarly journals The Potential of Microbial Fuel Cells for Remediation of Heavy Metals from Soil and Water—Review of Application

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaolin Fang ◽  
Varenyam Achal
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
Metal Removal ◽  
Heavy Metal Removal ◽  
External Energy ◽  
Microbial Electrolysis Cells ◽  
Cadmium And Lead ◽  
Soil And Water

The global energy crisis and heavy metal pollution are the common problems of the world. It is noted that the microbial fuel cell (MFC) has been developed as a promising technique for sustainable energy production and simultaneously coupled with the remediation of heavy metals from water and soil. This paper reviewed the performances of MFCs for heavy metal removal from soil and water. Electrochemical and microbial biocatalytic reactions synergistically resulted in power generation and the high removal efficiencies of several heavy metals in wastewater, such as copper, hexavalent chromium, mercury, silver, thallium. The coupling system of MFCs and microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) successfully reduced cadmium and lead without external energy input. Moreover, the effects of pH and electrode materials on the MFCs in water were discussed. In addition, the remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soil by MFCs were summarized, noting that plant-MFC performed very well in the heavy metal removal.

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