In this short communication we describe the temporal variation of PAHs fingerprints and burden in surface soils from coastal and central valley sites in South Central Chile, with different anthropogenic influence. PAHs were extracted with accelerated solvent extraction and measured by HPLC with fluorescence detection. Levels of ∑ 15 PAHs were relatively low in both sites ranging between 190 to ...

Soil and surface water contamination by used lubricating oil is a common occurrence in most developing countries. This has been shown to have harmful effects on the environment and human beings at large. Bioremediation can be an alternative green technology for remediation of such hydrocarbon-contaminated soil. Bioremediation of soil contaminated with 5% and 15% (w/w) used lubricating oil and a...

This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of ECRAN and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union. Executive summary • Soil degradation, including soil erosion, land desertification, soil salinisation, soil impoverishment and soil pollution, has become more and more serious in...

Supplemental Material Transport and Retention of Polyvinylpyrrolidone-Coated Silver Nanoparticles in Natural Soils Dengjun Wang 1, , Deb P. Jaisi , Jing Yan , Yan Jin , Dongmei Zhou * 1 Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China 2 Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark...

environmental pollution consists of different types of pollutants in air, soil, and water. due to the fact that plants can respond to environmental pollution, they can be used as bio-indicators for environmental monitoring. air pollution in areas with oil and gas refineries nearby is an important problem. this study aims to survey the effects of gas refinery air pollutants on conocarpus erectus...

Assessment of heavy metal concentrations in the soil samples of urban parks and playgrounds is very important for the evaluation of potential risks for residents, especially children. Until recently, there has been very little data about urban parks pollution in Montenegro. To evaluate the sources of potential contamination and concentration of heavy metals, soil samples from coastal urban park...

soil pollution has become one of the main concerns which because of containing chemical and hazardous materials, alerts the whole environment, and finding solutions to overcome this problem would be very important. many ways have been discovered and examined for soil treatment and one of the most applicable methods is soil washing. in this research, the effect of saponin biosurfactant in crude-...