The main elements of mother earth, like air, water, and soil, are constantly being poisoned due to inadequate waste treatment and the lack of such technologies. Few chemicals such as cyanides and phenols are not environmentally ...

A novel strategy for wastewater recycling by removing Chromium [Cr(III)] from water, utilizing the treated water for agricultural purposes and the saturated adsorbent used as the catalyst for p-nitrophenol reduction was ...

The present work explored the prospect of corncob biochar (CCBC), Ipomoea biochar (IBC), and modified corncob biochar composites (MCBC) for abatement of Cr-polluted mine wastewater and overburden collected from Sukinda ...

Rock Phosphate (RP) is a natural phosphorus source which can be an alternative to chemical fertilizers; but unfortunately, we lack technologies to make it applicable in alkaline soils. Therefore the aim of this work was ...

The ever-growing anthropogenic need for development by industrialization is causing severe environmental pollution. Chromium is mainly found in nature in 2 stable forms where Cr6+ is more toxic and mutagenic than Cr3+. Cr ...

An experiment was conducted in the greenhouse to compare the effect of a synthetic chelator, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), with that of a natural low molecular weight organic acid i.e. citric acid (CA) in enhancing ...

Ornamentals can beautify the environment and resolve heavy metal pollution at the same time. Thus, the present study aimed at studying the growth and physiological response of Tagetes patula on iron ore tailings. Pot-culture ...

Macronutrient-enriched biochars have potential for nutrient recycling from waste, enhance soil fertility, reduce consumption of fertilizers, and thereby promoting sustainable agriculture. The focus of the recent research ...

Wild yam (Dioscorea spp.) tubers, an indigenous food makes a significant contribution to the diets of tribal people of Koraput, India. However, there is dearth of documented information of their mineral bioavailability and ...