Metals, Biochar and Bioremediation
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 122
Special Issue Editor
Interests: phytoremediation of metal-polluted sites; sustainable waste management; heavy metal monitoring and assessment; plant–metal–microbe interaction; solid and hazardous waste management; biochar and organic manures; environmental bioremediation; abiotic stress tolerance in plants; metal toxicity in plants; plant physiology and biochemistry; carbon dynamics; health hazard assessment; carbon sequestration
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Heavy metal contamination is a major problem in today’s world, causing toxicity to both plants and human beings. This, combined with the urgency to remediate metal polluted soils, means that reducing carbon has grown in importance. Biochar is a new carbonaceous material which helps both in metal absorption and remediation of metal-contaminated sites. Moreover, metals can be sorbed using beneficial bacteria and can help in bioremediation.
The aim of this Special Issue is to address all the above aspects, including but not limited to:
- Assessment of metal contamination in soil/waste/landfills systems using pioneering approaches;
- Health risk assessment;
- Metal bioavailability and bioaccessibility;
- Plant and/or microbe-assisted bioremediation;
- Application of biochar in metal decontamination;
- Carbon sequestration, etc.
Dr. Adarsh Kumar
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- heavy metals
- plants
- bioremediation
- biochar
- phytoremediation
