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Phytoremediation of Agricultural Pollutants
Agricultural pollution is a global environmental concern. Agricultural pollution is mainly caused by the application of farming inputs (e.g., fertilizers and pesticides) and practices (e.g., excessive tillage ...
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A Battery of Bioassays for the Evaluation of Phenanthrene Biotoxicity in Soil
A battery of bioassays was used to assess the ecotoxicological risk of soil spiked with a range of phenanthrene levels (0.95, 6.29, 38.5, 58.7, 122, and 303 μg g−1 dry soil) and aged for 69 days. Multiple species...
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Biotoxicity Assessment of Pyrene in Soil Using a Battery of Biological Assays
A test battery, composed of a range of biological assays, was applied to evaluate the ecological health of soil aged for 69 days and spiked with a range of pyrene levels (1.04, 8.99, 41.5, 72.6, 136, and 399 μg g
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Assessment of Pyrene Bioavailability in Soil by Mild Hydroxypropyl-β-Cyclodextrin Extraction
Bioavailability of organic pollutants in soil is currently a much-debated issue in risk assessment of contaminated sites. Ecorisk of an organic pollutant in soil is strongly influenced by the properties of the...