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A critical prospective analysis of the potential toxicity of trace element regulation limits in soils worldwide: Are they protective concerning health risk assessment? - A review

scientific article published on 30 April 2019

A preliminary study of the role of bacterial–fungal co-inoculation on heavy metal phytotoxicity in serpentine soil

scientific article published in 2015

A review on value-addition to plastic waste towards achieving a circular economy

scientific article published in 2024

A state-of-the-art review on cadmium uptake, toxicity, and tolerance in rice: From physiological response to remediation process

scientific article published in 2023

Acid-activated biochar increased sulfamethazine retention in soils

scientific article published on 31 August 2014

Adsorptive Removal of Trichloroethylene in Water by Crop Residue Biochars Pyrolyzed at Contrasting Temperatures: Continuous Fixed-Bed Experiments

scholarly article in Journal of Chemistry, 2015

Adsorptive removal of cadmium by natural red earth: equilibrium and kinetic studies

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Advances and future directions of biochar characterization methods and applications

Anammox, biochar column and subsurface constructed wetland as an integrated system for treating municipal solid waste derived landfill leachate from an open dumpsite

scientific article published on 13 July 2020

Antimony as a global dilemma: Geochemistry, mobility, fate and transport.

scientific article published on 9 February 2017

Applications of biochar in redox-mediated reactions.

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Arsenic binding mechanisms on natural red earth: a potential substrate for pollution control

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Arsenic removal from water and soils using pristine and modified biochars

scientific article published in 2022

Assessment of nitrate-N contamination in the Chunnakam aquifer system, Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka

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Biochar as a sorbent for contaminant management in soil and water: a review.

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Biochar based removal of antibiotic sulfonamides and tetracyclines in aquatic environments: A critical review.

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Biochar based sorptive remediation of steroidal estrogen contaminated aqueous systems: A critical review

scientific article published on 10 September 2020

Biochar for Waste Management and Environmental Sustainability

Biochar from municipal solid waste for resource recovery and pollution remediation

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Biochar production from date palm waste: Charring temperature induced changes in composition and surface chemistry

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Biochar versus bone char for a sustainable inorganic arsenic mitigation in water: What needs to be done in future research?

scientific article published on 22 March 2019

Biochar, a potential hydroponic growth substrate, enhances the nutritional status and growth of leafy vegetables

Biochar-based constructed wetlands to treat reverse osmosis rejected concentrates in chronic kidney disease endemic areas in Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 13 March 2017

Biochar-based engineered composites for sorptive decontamination of water: A review

scholarly article

Bioenergy-derived waste biochar for reducing mobility, bioavailability, and phytotoxicity of chromium in anthropized tannery soil

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Caffeine removal by Gliricidia sepium biochar: Influence of pyrolysis temperature and physicochemical properties

scientific article published on 05 July 2020

Characterization of Aqueous Pb(II) and Cd(II) Biosorption on Native and Chemically ModifiedAlstonia macrophyllaSaw Dust

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

scientific article published on 07 March 2019

Clay-polymer nanocomposites: Progress and challenges for use in sustainable water treatment

scientific article published on 29 August 2019

Colloidal biochar for enhanced adsorption of antibiotic ciprofloxacin in aqueous and synthetic hydrolyzed human urine matrices

scientific article published in 2022

Comparison of Ambient Air Quality among Industrial and Residential Areas of a Typical South Asian City

scientific article published in 2022

Contamination and distribution of buried microplastics in Sarakkuwa beach ensuing the MV X-Press Pearl maritime disaster in Sri Lankan sea

scientific article published in 2022

Contrasting effects of engineered carbon nanotubes on plants: a review

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

scientific article published on 4 January 2018

Correction to: Effects of carbon nanotube and biochar on bioavailability of Pb, Cu and Sb in multi-metal contaminated soil.

scientific article published on 4 January 2018

Correction to: Heavy metal-induced oxidative stress on seed germination and seedling development: a critical review

scientific article published on 27 December 2017

Correction to: Potential toxicity of trace elements and nanomaterials to Chinese cabbage in arsenic- and lead-contaminated soil amended with biochars.

scientific article published on 27 December 2017

Cr(VI) Formation Related to Cr(III)-Muscovite and Birnessite Interactions in Ultramafic Environments

Developed fungal–bacterial biofilms as a novel tool for bioremoval of hexavelant chromium from wastewater

article by H.M.L.I. Herath et al published 13 January 2014 in Chemistry and Ecology

Effects of carbon nanotube and biochar on bioavailability of Pb, Cu and Sb in multi-metal contaminated soil

scientific article published on 22 March 2017

Effects of soil type and fertilizer on As speciation in rice paddy contaminated with As-containing pesticide

Efficacy of agricultural waste derived biochar for arsenic removal: Tackling water quality in the Indo-Gangetic plain

scientific article published on 02 January 2021

Efficacy of woody biomass and biochar for alleviating heavy metal bioavailability in serpentine soil.

scientific article published on 17 June 2016

Engineered/designer biochar for contaminant removal/immobilization from soil and water: Potential and implication of biochar modification.

scientific article published on 25 January 2016

Enhanced sulfamethazine removal by steam-activated invasive plant-derived biochar.

scientific article published on 17 February 2015

Equilibrium and kinetic mechanisms of woody biochar on aqueous glyphosate removal.

scientific article published on September 2015

Essence of hydroxyapatite in defluoridation of drinking water: A review

scientific article published in 2022

Exploration of an Extracellular Polymeric Substance from Earthworm Gut Bacterium (Bacillus licheniformis) for Bioflocculation and Heavy Metal Removal Potential ⬇️

scholarly article

Exploring potential applications of a novel extracellular polymeric substance synthesizing bacterium (Bacillus licheniformis) isolated from gut contents of earthworm (Metaphire posthuma) in environmental remediation

scientific article published on 22 May 2018

Five Decadal Trends in Averages and Extremes of Rainfall and Temperature in Sri Lanka

scientific article published in 2018

Floating duckweed mitigated ammonia volatilization and increased grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency of rice in biochar amended paddy soils

scientific article published on 08 August 2019

Green synthesis of graphitic nanobiochar for the removal of emerging contaminants in aqueous media

scientific article published on 28 November 2019

Halloysite nanoclay supported adsorptive removal of oxytetracycline antibiotic from aqueous media

scientific article published on 26 September 2019

Harnessing biofertilizer from human urine via chemogenic and biogenic routes: Synthesis, characterization and agronomic application

scientific article published in 2022

Health risk assessment of heavy metals in atmospheric deposition in a congested city environment in a developing country: Kandy City, Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 17 May 2018

Heavy metal dissolution mechanisms from electrical industrial sludge

scientific article published on 14 August 2019

Heavy metal-induced oxidative stress on seed germination and seedling development: a critical review.

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Hexavalent chromium removal from water by microalgal-based materials: Adsorption, desorption and recovery studies

scientific article published on 26 August 2019

Immobilization and retention of caffeine in soil amended with Ulva reticulata biochar

scientific article published on 31 December 2020

Impacts of microplastics on terrestrial plants: A critical review

scholarly article

Implications of layered double hydroxides assembled biochar composite in adsorptive removal of contaminants: Current status and future perspectives

scientific article published on 28 May 2020

Influence of Gliricidia sepium Biochar on Attenuate Perchlorate-Induced Heavy Metal Release in Serpentine Soil

scholarly article in Journal of Chemistry, 2017

Influence of bioenergy waste biochar on proton- and ligand-promoted release of Pb and Cu in a shooting range soil

scientific article published on 29 December 2017

Influence of pyrolysis temperature on biochar properties and Cr(VI) adsorption from water with groundnut shell biochars: Mechanistic approach

scientific article published in 2022

Inhibitory effect of veterinary antibiotics on denitrification in groundwater: a microcosm approach.

scientific article published on 16 March 2014

Insights into Starch Coated Nanozero Valent Iron-Graphene Composite for Cr(VI) Removal from Aqueous Medium

Insights into aqueous carbofuran removal by modified and non-modified rice husk biochars

scientific article published on 23 August 2016

Interaction of arsenic with biochar in soil and water: A critical review

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Interactions between microplastics, pharmaceuticals and personal care products: Implications for vector transport

scientific article published in 2021

Interface interactions between insecticide carbofuran and tea waste biochars produced at different pyrolysis temperatures

scholarly article by S. S. Mayakaduwa et al published 22 June 2016 in Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability

Invasive plant-derived biochar inhibits sulfamethazine uptake by lettuce in soil

scientific article published on 22 May 2014

Iodine in commercial edible iodized salts and assessment of iodine exposure in Sri Lanka.

scientific article published on 30 May 2016

Isolation, purification and analysis of dissolved organic carbon from Gohagoda uncontrolled open dumpsite leachate, Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 27 September 2016

Kinetics, thermodynamics and mechanistic studies of carbofuran removal using biochars from tea waste and rice husks

scientific article published on 19 November 2015

Laboratory investigations of the effects of geologic heterogeneity on groundwater salinization and flush-out times from a tsunami-like event.

scientific article published on 12 May 2012

Macro, colloidal and nanobiochar for oxytetracycline removal in synthetic hydrolyzed human urine

scientific article published on 18 September 2020

Making Waves Perspectives of Modelling and Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 in Aquatic Environment for COVID-19 Pandemic

scientific article published on 12 September 2020

Management of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Leachate: A Global Environmental Issue

Mechanisms of antimony adsorption onto soybean stover-derived biochar in aqueous solutions

scholarly article by Meththika Vithanage et al published 15 March 2015 in Journal of Environmental Management

Mechanistic modeling of arsenic retention on natural red earth in simulated environmental systems.

scientific article published on 16 September 2005

Mechanistic understanding of crystal violet dye sorption by woody biochar: implications for wastewater treatment

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Medical geology in the framework of the sustainable development goals.

scientific article published on 3 January 2017

Medical geology of endemic goiter in Kalutara, Sri Lanka; distribution and possible causes

scientific article published on 27 May 2017

Metal release from serpentine soils in Sri Lanka.

scientific article published on 26 January 2014

Microbe mediated immobilization of arsenic in the rice rhizosphere after incorporation of silica impregnated biochar composites

scientific article published on 04 June 2020

Microorganisms and heavy metals associated with atmospheric deposition in a congested urban environment of a developing country: Sri Lanka.

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Microwave and open vessel digestion methods for biochar

scientific article published on 08 September 2019

Mini-Review on Influence of Biochar for Sustainable Agriculture

scholarly article published on 13 December 2013

Modeling sorption of fluoride on to iron rich laterite

Modeling, challenges, and strategies for understanding impacts of climate extremes (droughts and floods) on water quality in Asia: A review

scientific article published in 2023

Modification of biochar properties using CO2

scholarly article

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

scientific article published on 12 February 2019

Municipal solid waste-derived biochar for the removal of benzene from landfill leachate.

scientific article published on 17 May 2017

Natural Red Earth as a low cost material for arsenic removal: Kinetics and the effect of competing ions

article by Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha et al published April 2011 in Applied Geochemistry

Natural and synthesised iron-rich amendments for As and Pb immobilisation in agricultural soil

scientific article published in 2014

Nickel and manganese release in serpentine soil from the Ussangoda Ultramafic Complex, Sri Lanka

scholarly article by Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha et al published November 2012 in Geoderma

Nitrogen transformation in slightly polluted surface water by a novel biofilm reactor: Long-term performance and microbial population characteristics

scientific article published in 2022

Occurrence and cycling of trace elements in ultramafic soils and their impacts on human health: A critical review

scientific article published on 31 July 2019

Organic-coated nanoparticulate zero valent iron for remediation of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and dissolved metals from tropical landfill leachate

scientific article published on 19 February 2014

Pandemic COVID-19 ends but soil pollution increases: Impacts and a new approach for risk assessment

scientific article published in 2023

Perchlorate as an emerging contaminant in soil, water and food.

scientific article published on 08 February 2016

Performance of metal–organic frameworks for the adsorptive removal of potentially toxic elements in a water system: a critical review ⬇️

scholarly article

Phytotoxicity attenuation in Vigna radiata under heavy metal stress at the presence of biochar and N fixing bacteria.

scientific article published on 12 August 2016

Potential application of selected metal resistant phosphate solubilizing bacteria isolated from the gut of earthworm (Metaphire posthuma) in plant growth promotion

scholarly article published in November 2018

Potential toxicity of trace elements and nanomaterials to Chinese cabbage in arsenic- and lead-contaminated soil amended with biochars.

scientific article published on 26 May 2017

Production and use of biochar from buffalo-weed (Ambrosia trifidaL.) for trichloroethylene removal from water

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Pyrolysis condition affected sulfamethazine sorption by tea waste biochars

scientific article published on 20 May 2014

Role of chelating agents on release kinetics of metals and their uptake by maize from chromated copper arsenate-contaminated soil.

scientific article published in March 2013

Role of woody biochar and fungal-bacterial co-inoculation on enzyme activity and metal immobilization in serpentine soil

Seasonal sensitivity of groundwater dissolved organic matter in recognition of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology: Optical and molecular perspectives

scholarly article

Soil Enzyme Activities in Waste Biochar Amended Multi-Metal Contaminated Soil; Effect of Different Pyrolysis Temperatures and Application Rates

Soil lead immobilization by biochars in short-term laboratory incubation studies

scientific article published on 27 March 2019

Sorption Process of Date Palm Biochar for Aqueous Cd (II) Removal: Efficiency and Mechanisms

article by Adel Usman et al published 20 November 2016 in Water, Air and Soil Pollution

Sorption and transport of sulfamethazine in agricultural soils amended with invasive-plant-derived biochar.

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

scientific article published on 16 July 2019

Sorptive removal of toluene and m-xylene by municipal solid waste biochar: Simultaneous municipal solid waste management and remediation of volatile organic compounds

scientific article published on 11 March 2019

South Asian perspective on temperature and rainfall extremes: A review

scientific article published in 2019

Steam activation of biochars facilitates kinetics and pH-resilience of sulfamethazine sorption

Surface complexation modeling and spectroscopic evidence of antimony adsorption on iron-oxide-rich red earth soils

scientific article published on 3 June 2013

Surface complexation of fluoride at the activated nano-gibbsite water interface

scholarly article by Meththika Vithanage et al published November 2014 in Colloids and Surfaces A

Surface complexation of nickel on iron and aluminum oxides: A comparative study with single and dual site clays

scholarly article by Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha et al published July 2012 in Colloids and Surfaces A

Technological innovation for soil/sediment remediation ⬇️

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The effects of the 2004 tsunami on a coastal aquifer in Sri Lanka.

scientific article published on 15 December 2011

The impact of biosolids application on organic carbon and carbon dioxide fluxes in soil

scientific article published on 20 September 2017

The role of biochar, natural iron oxides, and nanomaterials as soil amendments for immobilizing metals in shooting range soil

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Thiolated arsenic in natural systems: What is current, what is new and what needs to be known

scientific article published on 02 May 2018

Toxicity of synthetic chelators and metal availability in poultry manure amended Cd, Pb and As contaminated agricultural soil

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Trace element dynamics of biosolids-derived microbeads

scientific article published in February 2018

Trichloroethylene adsorption by pine needle biochars produced at various pyrolysis temperatures.

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Water Resources Management: Innovation and Challenges in a Changing World

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“Potentially Toxic Element”─Something that Means Everything Means Nothing

scientific article published on 18 August 2022

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