Earthworms as candidates for remediation of potentially toxic elements contaminated soils and mitigating the environmental and human health risks: A review

Earthworms as candidates for remediation of potentially toxic elements contaminated soils and mitigating the environmental and human health risks: A review

Global concerns towards potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are steadily increasing due to the significant threats that PTEs pose to human health and environmental quality. This calls for immediate, effective and efficient remediation solutions. Earthworms, the 'ecosystem engineers', can mod...

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Main Authors: Ran Xiao, Amjad Ali, Yaqiong Xu, Hamada Abdelrahman, Ronghua Li, Yanbing Lin, Nanthi Bolan, Sabry M. Shaheen, Jörg Rinklebe, Zengqiang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Environment International
Subjects:
Earthworms
Contaminated soil
Bioremediation
Toxic elements
Bioavailability
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412021005493

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