When ex-situ methods cannot be used, the excavation and disposal of contaminated soil is another type of remediation approach that can be applied. The appropriate soil remediation approach is selected ...

Traditional soil remediation methods, such as excavation or chemical treatments, are prohibitively expensive and often harmful to the environment.

The addition of carbon, which is required as a nutrient by the microorganisms in soil and groundwater, was found to be the most promising remediation method in the remediation of soil and ...

Soil pollutants such as hydrocarbon and heavy metals are absorbed by crops and such ends up being consumed by human posing health risk like cancer and respiratory abnormally. Conventional methods of ...

This entry was posted in environment, nanotechnology and tagged Australia, Dennis O'Carroll, groundwater remediation, Joe Martin, nano soil remediation, nano zero valent iron, nZVI, site remediation, ...

The soil remediation methods aim to revitalise the soils within a two- to three-year timeframe and to ensure that soils can be sustainably farmed in the long term.

"This method offers a more environmentally friendly and cost-effective approach to soil remediation," said Yi Cheng, a Rice Academy Fellow and postdoctoral research associate in the Tour lab.