BACKGROUND, AIMS AND SCOPE The global problem concerning contamination of the environment as a consequence of human activities is increasing. Most of the environmental contaminants are chemical by-products and heavy metals such as lead (Pb). Lead released into the environment makes its way into the air, soil and water. Lead contributes to a variety of health effects such as decline in mental, c...

The restoration of vegetation on coal gangue mountains has always been an area concern, and therefore, important research. Liupanshui city in Guizhou province, China, a large number mountains, for this reason, was chosen studying succession these sites. Vetiveria zizanioides is known to accelerate the shorten community timeframes. Because this, we investigated different successional stages afte...

Microbial assisted phytoremediation and reclamation are both potential contaminated soil remediation technologies, but little is known about the combined application of two technologies on real soils. This study investigated Herbaspirillum sp. p5-19 (p5-19) with alien improvement improving stress tolerance enhancing accumulation Mn, Cu, Zn, Cd by Vetiveria zizanioides L. in copper tailings. Phy...

The properties and photocatalytic performance of anatase nanoparticles of pure TiO₂ and a core-shell structure of TiO₂ on calcined vetiver grass leaves have been compared. Samples were fabricated by sol-gel and heating at 450 °C for 5h.The comparison was based on data for X-ray diffraction(XRD), UV-Vis spectrophotometry, photoluminescence, transmission electron microscopy, specific surface area...

Ecological restoration of mine tailings have impact on soil physiochemical properties and microbial communities. The surface soil has been a primary concern in the past decades, however it remains poorly understood about the adaptive response of microbial communities along the profile during ecological restoration of the tailings. In this study, microbial communities along a 60-cm profile were ...