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Heavy metals (HMs) toxicity has become one of the major global issues and poses a serious threat to the environment in recent years. HM pollution in agricultural soil is caused by metal mining, smelting, volca...
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Evaluation of commercial importance of endophytes isolated from Argemone mexicana and Papaver rhoeas
The paper industry is a composite one constituting different types of mills, processes, and products. The paper industries consume large amounts of resources, like wood and water. These industries also create ...
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Sustainability in residue management: a review with special reference to Indian agriculture
Burning agricultural waste emerged as a prominent air pollution source that is widely prevalent across the entire Indian subcontinent, primarily in the Northern states. Cereal crops (primarily rice and wheat) ...
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Stress-mitigating behavior of glycine betaine to enhance growth performance by suppressing the oxidative stress in Pb-stressed barley genotypes
The toxicity of lead (Pb) in agricultural soil is constantly increasing as a result of anthropogenic activities. Pb is one of the most phytotoxic metals in soil that accumulates in plant tissue, resulting in y...
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Melatonin ameliorates chronic copper-induced lung injury
Copper (Cu) is an important trace element required for several biological processes. The use of copper is increasing gradually in several applications. Previous studies suggest that excess levels of copper are...
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Automobile service station waste assessment and promising biological treatment alternatives: a review
Unprecedented growth in the automobile sector has led to an increased number of automobile service stations across all major cities especially in the develo** countries. These service stations release huge a...
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Solution-state NMR evaluation of molecular interaction between monoaromatic carboxylic acids and dissolved humic acid
Understanding the nature of interactions between the aromatic organic pollutants with dissolved humic acid (HA) is fundamental for the prediction of their environmental fate and subsequent development of effic...
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Efficient photocatalytic synthesis of l-glutamate using a self-assembled carbon nitride/sulfur/porphyrin catalyst
Mimicking natural photosynthesis is a promising way to produce fine chemicals, yet there is a need for efficient catalysts. Here, we synthesized a photocatalyst made of self-assembled graphitic carbon nitride/...
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An insight to municipal solid waste management of Varanasi city, India, and appraisal of vermicomposting as its efficient management approach
Varanasi, India’s historic cultural capital, struggles with efficient waste management practices. This impacts environment and human well-being in terms of waste generation that is estimated around 550–650 TPD...
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Perturbations and 3R in carbon management
Perturbations in various carbon pools like biological, geological, oceanic, and missing carbon sink affect its global data, which are generally neglected or ignored in routine calculations. These natural and a...
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Pollution due to hazardous glass waste
Pollution resulting from hazardous glass (HG) is widespread across the globe, both in terms of quantity and associated health risks. In waste cathode ray tube (CRT) and fluorescent lamp glass, mercury and lead...
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Biological Responses of Agricultural Soils to Fly-Ash Amendment
Increased urbanization and industrialization worldwide has resulted in increased releases of solid waste, and enhanced environmental pollution around the globe. There are several categories of solid waste and ...
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Land Application of Sewage Sludge: Physicochemical and Microbial Response
As a result of rapid urbanization, industrialization, and uncontrolled population increase, waste management has become a worldwide problem. In the 2001 census, the urban population of India comprised 285 mill...