ReviewToxics2022
Research Progress on Heavy Metals Pollution in the Soil of Smelting Sites in China.
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25 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Assessment of spatial and seasonal variation in soil heavy metal contamination adjacent to Chini Lake, Malaysia.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2026Article
- Chronic heavy metal exposure in Yunnan Province disrupts intestinal defenses and increases susceptibility to pathogens: an integrative review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Heavy metal transformation in mangrove ecosystems: a multi-scale perspective from intertidal dynamics to plant adaptive responses.Forestry research · 2026Review
- Spatial Differentiation of Heavy Metals/Metalloids, Microbial Risk Genes and Soil Microbiota in a Sulfur-Contaminated Landscape.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Metallic oxide nanoparticles enhance lead stress tolerance in Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) by improving morpho-physio-biochemical traits.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Sustainable forest soil management for remediation of heavy metals contamination: integrating technologies and ecosystem health.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek · 2025Review
- Environmental Risk Assessment of Trace Metal Pollution: A Statistical Perspective.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2025Review
- Heavy Metal Contamination: Sources, Health Impacts, and Sustainable Mitigation Strategies with Insights from Nigerian Case Studies.F1000Research · 2025Review
- Evaluation of potentially toxic elements and ecological risks associated with environmental liabilities in Tacna, Peru.PloS one · 2025Article
- Organic-based remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils in the Taojia river basin affected by long-term non-ferrous mining and logging activities.Frontiers in plant science · 2025Article
- A Modified Model for Quantitative Heavy Metal Source Apportionment and Pollution Pathway Identification.Toxics · 2024Article
- Zinc Inhibits Lead-Induced Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis of ST Cells Through ROS/PTEN/PI3K/AKT Axis.Biological trace element research · 2024Article
- The causal relationship between trace element status and upper gastrointestinal ulcers: a Mendelian randomization study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Mycorrhizal fungal communities associated with three metal accumulator plants growing in an abandoned Pb smelting factory.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2023Article
- Safe Production Strategies for Soil-Covered Cultivation of Morel in Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soils.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Physiological and Biochemical Properties of Cotton Seedlings in Response to CuCurrent issues in molecular biology · 2023Article
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- Non-Protein Thiol Compounds and Antioxidant Responses Involved in Bryophyte Heavy-Metal Tolerance.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
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Abstract
Contamination by heavy metals is a significant issue worldwide. In recent decades, soil heavy metals pollutants in China had adverse impacts on soil quality and threatened food security and human health. Anthropogenic inputs mainly generate heavy metal contamination in China. In this review, the approaches were used in these investigations, focusing on geochemical strategies and metal isotope methods, particularly useful for determining the pathway of mining and smelting derived pollution in the soil. Our findings indicate that heavy metal distribution substantially impacts topsoils around mining and smelting sites, which release massive amounts of heavy metals into the environment. Furthermore, heavy metal contamination and related hazards posed by Pb, Cd, As, and Hg are more severe to plants, soil organisms, and humans. It's worth observing that kids are particularly vulnerable to Pb toxicity. And this review also provides novel approaches to control and reduce the impacts of heavy metal pollution. Hydrometallurgy offers a potential method for extracting metals and removing potentially harmful heavy metals from waste to reduce pollution. However, environmentally friendly remediation of contaminated sites is a significant challenge. This paper also evaluates current technological advancements in the remediation of polluted soil, such as stabilization/solidification, natural attenuation, electrokinetic remediation, soil washing, and phytoremediation. The ability of biological approaches, especially phytoremediation, is cost-effective and favorable to the environment.
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