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A comprehensive and global evaluation of residual antibiotics in agricultural soils: Accumulation, potential ecological risks, and attenuation strategies

scientific article published in 2023

A review on biochar modulated soil condition improvements and nutrient dynamics concerning crop yields: Pathways to climate change mitigation and global food security

scientific article published on 29 March 2019

A wastewater bacterium Bacillus sp. KUJM2 acts as an agent for remediation of potentially toxic elements and promoter of plant (Lens culinaris) growth

scientific article published on 22 May 2019

Adsorption-desorption behavior of dissolved organic carbon by soil clay fractions of varying mineralogy

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Analytical characterisation of nanoscale zero-valent iron: A methodological review.

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Arsenic phytoextraction by Pteris vittata improves microbial properties in contaminated soil under various phosphate fertilizations

Assessment of biological and biochemical indicators in soil under transgenic Bt and non-Bt cotton crop in a sub-tropical environment

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Assessment of potentially toxic trace element contamination in urban allotment soils and their uptake by onions: A preliminary case study from Sheffield, England

scientific article published in April 2019

Bacterial mineralization of phenanthrene on thermally activated palygorskite: A 14C radiotracer study.

scientific article published on 15 November 2016

Biochar composition-dependent impacts on soil nutrient release, carbon mineralization, and potential environmental risk: A review

scientific article published on 24 April 2019

Biochar modulates heavy metal toxicity and improves microbial carbon use efficiency in soil.

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Biochar with near-neutral pH reduces ammonia volatilization and improves plant growth in a soil-plant system: A closed chamber experiment

scientific article published on 26 August 2019

Biochar-induced concomitant decrease in ammonia volatilization and increase in nitrogen use efficiency by wheat

scientific article published on 7 May 2015

Biomass derived palygorskite–carbon nanocomposites: Synthesis, characterisation and affinity to dye compounds

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Bioreactive Organoclay: A New Technology for Environmental Remediation

Bioremediation of PAHs and VOCs: Advances in clay mineral-microbial interaction.

scientific article published on 23 September 2015

Challenges and opportunities in sustainable management of microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment

Characterization of bentonite modified with humic acid for the removal of Cu (II) and 2,4-dichlorophenol from aqueous solution

Clay and fine particle-based materials for environmental technologies and clean up

Clay-biochar composites for sorptive removal of tetracycline antibiotic in aqueous media

scientific article published on 07 March 2019

Comparative removal of As(V) and Sb(V) from aqueous solution by sulfide-modified α-FeOOH

scientific article published on 16 September 2020

Comparative values of various wastewater streams as a soil nutrient source.

scientific article published on 28 October 2017

Comparison of properties and aquatic arsenic removal potentials of organically modified smectite adsorbents

scientific article published on 23 May 2019

Competitive sorption of cadmium and zinc in contrasting soils

scholarly article by Hui Ming et al published April 2016 in Geoderma

Contrasting effects of engineered carbon nanotubes on plants: a review

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Conversion of biochar to sulfonated solid acid catalysts for spiramycin hydrolysis: Insights into the sulfonation process

scientific article published on 07 July 2020

Copper-complexed clay/poly-acrylic acid composites: Extremely efficient adsorbents of ammonia gas

Correction to: Contrasting effects of engineered carbon nanotubes on plants: a review.

scientific article published on 4 January 2018

Correction to: Influence of physico-chemical properties of soil clay fractions on the retention of dissolved organic carbon

scientific article published on 4 January 2018

Decomposition of soil organic matter as affected by clay types, pedogenic oxides and plant residue addition rates

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Decontamination of chlorine gas by organic amine modified copper-exchanged zeolite

Designer carbon nanotubes for contaminant removal in water and wastewater: A critical review.

scientific article published on 30 August 2017

Designing advanced biochar products for maximizing greenhouse gas mitigation potential

Effect of compost addition on arsenic uptake, morphological and physiological attributes of maize plants grown in contrasting soils

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Effect of surface-tailored biocompatible organoclay on the bioavailability and mineralization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in long-term contaminated soil

scholarly article published May 2018

Effect of surfactants on the sorption-desorption, degradation, and transport of chlorothalonil and hydroxy-chlorothalonil in agricultural soils

scientific article published in 2023

Effects of Bt-cotton on biological properties of Vertisols in central India

scholarly article by Asit Mandal et al published 14 September 2018 in Archives for Agronomy and Soil Science

Effects of mineralogy, chemistry and physical properties of basalts on carbon capture potential and plant-nutrient element release via enhanced weathering

Effects of rice straw biochar on sorption and desorption of di-n-butyl phthalate in different soil particle-size fractions

scientific article published on 02 November 2019

Enhanced interlayer trapping of Pb(II) ions within kaolinite layers: intercalation, characterization, and sorption studies

scientific article published on 23 November 2019

Enhancement of chromate reduction in soils by surface modified biochar.

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Enteric bacteria from the earthworm (Metaphire posthuma) promote plant growth and remediate toxic trace elements

scientific article published on 12 September 2019

Environmental applications of thermally modified and acid activated clay minerals: Current status of the art

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Environmentally safe release of plant available potassium and micronutrients from organically amended rock mineral powder

scientific article published on 25 August 2020

Farming with crops and rocks to address global climate, food and soil security

scientific article published on 19 February 2018

Fe-exchanged nano-bentonite outperforms Fe3O4 nanoparticles in removing nitrate and bicarbonate from wastewater

scientific article published on 13 May 2019

Green synthesis of iron nanoparticles using red peanut skin extract: Synthesis mechanism, characterization and effect of conditions on chromium removal

scientific article published on 28 September 2019

Halloysite nanoclay supported adsorptive removal of oxytetracycline antibiotic from aqueous media

scientific article published on 26 September 2019

Heavy metal-immobilizing organoclay facilitates polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation in mixed-contaminated soil

scientific article published on 12 May 2015

High Air Humidity Causes Atmospheric Water Absorption via Assimilating Branches in the Deep-Rooted Tree Haloxylon ammodendron in an Arid Desert Region of Northwest China

scientific article published on 08 May 2019

Impact of Integrated Management on Yield Sustainability in Relation to Soil Quality Under a Rice–Wheat Cropping System

Impact of natural and calcined starfish (Asterina pectinifera) on the stabilization of Pb, Zn and As in contaminated agricultural soil

scientific article published on 31 August 2016

Increased yield and CO2 sequestration potential with the C4 cereal Sorghum bicolor cultivated in basaltic rock dust-amended agricultural soil

scientific article published on 21 April 2020

Influence of heavy metals in root chemistry of Cyperus vaginatus R.Br: A study through optical spectroscopy

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Influence of physico-chemical properties of soil clay fractions on the retention of dissolved organic carbon

scientific article published on 28 March 2017

Influence of thermally modified palygorskite on the viability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria

Inorganically modified clay minerals: Preparation, characterization, and arsenic adsorption in contaminated water and soil

Manganese(II)-catalyzed and clay-minerals-mediated reduction of chromium(VI) by citrate.

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Mechanistic insights into Pb(II) removal from aqueous solution by green reduced graphene oxide

scientific article published on 26 April 2019

Mechanistic insights of 2,4-D sorption onto biochar: Influence of feedstock materials and biochar properties

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Microbial functional diversity and carbon use feedback in soils as affected by heavy metals

scientific article published on 13 February 2019

Mild acid and alkali treated clay minerals enhance bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in long-term contaminated soil: A 14C-tracer study.

scientific article published on 25 January 2017

Modified osmium tracer technique enables precise microscopic delineation of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria in clay aggregates

scholarly article published April 2017

Monitoring of soil biochemical quality parameters under greenhouse spinach cultivation through animal waste recycling

scientific article published in 2016

Municipal solid waste biochar-bentonite composite for the removal of antibiotic ciprofloxacin from aqueous media

scientific article published on 12 February 2019

Natural and engineered clays and clay minerals for the removal of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances from water: State-of-the-art and future perspectives

Nickel in soil and water: Sources, biogeochemistry, and remediation using biochar

scientific article published in 2021

ORGANOPALYGORSKITES PREPARED FROM QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL USES

Orange II adsorption on palygorskites modified with alkyl trimethylammonium and dialkyl dimethylammonium bromide — An isothermal and kinetic study

Organo-layered double hydroxides for the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from soil washing effluents containing high concentrations of surfactants

scientific article published on 31 March 2019

Organoclays reduce arsenic bioavailability and bioaccessibility in contaminated soils

Phosphorus application enhances alkane hydroxylase gene abundance in the rhizosphere of wild plants grown in petroleum-hydrocarbon-contaminated soil

scientific article published on 03 September 2021

Potential for large-scale CO2 removal via enhanced rock weathering with croplands

scientific article published on 08 July 2020

Publisher Correction: Farming with crops and rocks to address global climate, food and soil security

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Readily Wash-Off Road Dust and Associated Heavy Metals on Motorways

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Relationship between soil clay mineralogy and carbon protection capacity as influenced by temperature and moisture

scholarly article by Mandeep Singh et al published June 2017 in Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Remediation of hexavalent chromium through adsorption by bentonite based Arquad® 2HT-75 organoclays

article by Binoy Sarkar et al published November 2010 in Journal of Hazardous Materials

Remediation of metal contaminated soil by aluminium pillared bentonite: Synthesis, characterisation, equilibrium study and plant growth experiment

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Remediation of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminated soils - To mobilize or to immobilize or to degrade?

scientific article published on 09 September 2020

Removal of lead from aqueous solution using superparamagnetic palygorskite nanocomposite: Material characterization and regeneration studies.

scientific article published on 13 August 2017

Removal of organic matter from reservoir water: mechanisms underpinning surface chemistry of natural adsorbents

Repurposing distillation waste biomass and low-value mineral resources through biochar-mineral-complex for sustainable production of high-value medicinal plants and soil quality improvement

scientific article published on 04 November 2020

Scope of Natural Sources of Potassium in Sustainable Agriculture

Simultaneous Adsorption of Tri- and Hexavalent Chromium by Organoclay Mixtures

article published in 2013

Soil Mineralogical Perspective on Immobilization/Mobilization of Heavy Metals

Sorption mechanisms of lead on soil-derived black carbon formed under varying cultivation systems

scientific article published on 03 September 2020

Sorption of quaternary ammonium compounds in soils: implications to the soil microbial activities

scientific article published on 21 August 2010

Sorption process of municipal solid waste biochar-montmorillonite composite for ciprofloxacin removal in aqueous media

scientific article published on 16 July 2019

Specific adsorption of cadmium on surface-engineered biocompatible organoclay under metal-phenanthrene mixed-contamination

scientific article published on 5 August 2016

Stress responses and specific metal exclusion on mine soils based on germination and growth studies by Australian golden wattle

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Structural changes in smectite due to interaction with a biosurfactant-producing bacterium Pseudoxanthomonas kaohsiungensis

article published in 2017

Structural characterisation of Arquad® 2HT-75 organobentonites: Surface charge characteristics and environmental application

Structural evolution of chitosan–palygorskite composites and removal of aqueous lead by composite beads

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Structural, electrokinetic and surface properties of activated palygorskite for environmental application

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Surface charge characteristics of organo-palygorskites and adsorption of p-nitrophenol in flow-through reactor system

Surface tailored organobentonite enhances bacterial proliferation and phenanthrene biodegradation under cadmium co-contamination.

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Synthesis and characterisation of novel organopalygorskites for removal of p-nitrophenol from aqueous solution: isothermal studies

scientific article published on 19 June 2010

Synthesis and characterization of zeolite-based composites functionalized with nanoscale zero-valent iron for removing arsenic in the presence of selenium from water

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

The Triple Mechanisms of Atenolol Adsorption on Ca-Montmorillonite: Implication in Pharmaceutical Wastewater Treatment

scientific article published on 05 September 2019

The role of soils in the disposition, sequestration and decontamination of environmental contaminants

scientific article published in 2021

Toxicity of organoclays to microbial processes and earthworm survival in soils

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TransgenicBt-Cotton Affects Enzyme Activity and Nutrient Availability in a Sub-Tropical Inceptisol

Uptake of lead by Na-exchanged and Al-pillared bentonite in the presence of organic acids with different functional groups

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Use of Soil Amendments in an Integrated Framework for Adaptive Resource Management in Agriculture and Forestry

scholarly article published 2017

Zinc and lead detoxifying abilities of humic substances relevant to environmental bacterial species.

scientific article published on 17 January 2018