Current Chemistry Letters (Jan 2022)

A review on green remediation techniques for hydrocarbons and heavy metals contaminated soil

  • Islam A. Abdelhafeez,
  • Sayed A. El-Tohamy,
  • Mokhtar A. Abd ul-Malik,
  • Shaban A. A. Abdel-Raheem,
  • Farida M.S. El-Dar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5267/j.ccl.2021.9.006
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 43 – 62

Abstract

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Organic pollutants cause many environmental problems to our environment because of their toxicity, non-degradation and ability to long-range transport. The most common organic pollutants are known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and are known as hydrocarbons. Effective techniques for the removal of hydrocarbons and heavy metals from soil have drawn great attention. Remediation techniques represent one of the most important of these techniques because of their gentle impact on the environment. The study highlights numerous methods for Physical and chemical remediation techniques with explanation of the ability of some plants and agricultural wastes for remediation.