OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Soil & Sediment Contamination is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Ecological Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in the Vicinity of Tungsten Mining Areas, Southern Jiangxi Province	26
Human Health Risk Assessment and Early Warning of Heavy Metal Pollution in Soil of a Coal Chemical Plant in Northwest China	25
Effects of Crude Oil on Geotechnical Specification of Sandy Soils	24
EDXRF Detection of Trace Elements in Salt Marsh Sediment of Bangladesh and Probabilistic Ecological Risk Assessment	22
Heavy Metal Phytoremediation by Bioenergy Plants and Associated Tolerance Mechanisms	20
Characterization and Spatial Abundance of Microplastics in the Coastal Regions of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: An Integration of Field, Laboratory, and GIS Techniques	19
Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution of Soil-water-vegetative Ecosystems Associated with Artisanal Gold Mining	19
Cadmium Accumulation Potential of Brassica Species Grown in Metal Spiked Loamy Sand Soil	17
Investigation of Vetiver Grass Capability in Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soils with Heavy Metals (Pb, Cd, Mn, and Ni)	16
Speciation, Risk Assessment and Bioavailability of Metals in the Agricultural Soils of the Göksu Delta, Turkey	15
Differential Growth and Metal Accumulation Response ofBrachiaria MuticaandLeptochloa Fuscaon Cadmium and Lead Contaminated Soil	14
Assessing Geoavailability of Zinc, Copper, Nickel, Lead and Cadmium in Polluted Soils Using Short Sequential Extraction Scheme	14
Biosurfactants aided bioremediation mechanisms: A mini-review	13
Microplastics Present in Sediments of Yushan River: A Case Study for Urban Tributary of the Yangtze River	12
Metals/metalloid in Marine Sediments, Bioaccumulating in Macroalgae and a Mussel	11
Toleration and Accumulation of Cotton to Heavy Metal - Potential Use for Phytoremediation	11
Vermiremediation – Remediation of Soil Contaminated with Oil Using Earthworm (Eisenia fetida)	11
A Novel Bioremediation Technique for Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Bacterial Consortium Immobilized on Goethite-chitosan Nanocomposite	10
Level and Potential Risk Assessment of Soil Contamination by Trace Metal from Mining Activities	10
Sediment Heavy Metal Contents, Ostracod Toxicity and Risk Assessment in Tropical Freshwater Lakes, Tamil Nadu, India	10
Study on Test and Detection Method of Mechanical Properties of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil	10
Assessment of Changes on Rhizospheric Soil Microbial Biomass, Enzymes Activities and Bacterial Functional Diversity under Nickel Stress in Presence of Alfafa Plants	10
Enhanced Electrokinetic Removal of Heavy Metals from a Contaminated Lake Sediment for Ecological Risk Reduction	9
Wastewater and Bioventing Treatment Systems for Acid Mine Drainage–Contaminated Soil	9
Geotechnical Properties and Microstructure of a Diesel Contaminated Lateritic Soil Treated with Lime	9

Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of chromium-resistant bacteria isolated from chromite mine area soil, Sukinda, India using 16S rRNA sequencing	8
Heavy Metal Pollution Assessment in Stream Sediments from Urban and Different Types of Industrial Areas in South Korea	8
Investigation of Metal levels in Artemisia herba-alba Medicinal Plant and Soil Samples Collected from Different Areas in Jordan Country	8
Study on Remediation-improvement of 2,4-Dichlorophenol Contaminated Soil by Organic Fertilizer Immobilized Laccase	8
Iron Enriched Green Manure Can Increase Wheat Fe Concentration in Pb-polluted Soil in the Presence of Piriformospora Indica (P.indica)	8
Occurrence, Origin, Ecological and Human Health Risks of Organochlorine Pesticides in Soils from Selected Urban, Suburban and Rural Storm Water Reservoirs	8
The Mechanism of Silkworm Excrement Organic Fertilizer to Reduce the Cd Availability in Paddy Soil	8
A Growth and Phosphorus Uptake of Soybean (Glycine Max L.) in Response to Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Rhizophagus Intraradices Inoculation in Heavy Metal-contaminated Soils	7
Analysis of Alternative New Pesticide (Fluopyram, Flupyradifurone, and Indaziflam) Residues in Pistachio, Date, and Soil by Liquid Chromatography Triple Quadrupole Tandem Mass Spectrometry	7
Magnetization Improved Fine Particle Biochar Adsorption of Lead	7
Occurrence, Origin and Risk Assessment of Trace Metals Measured in Petroleum Tank-farm Impacted Soils	7
Mitigating Cadmium Accumulation in Spinach and Onions by the Application of Silicon Fertilizer to Soil	6
Effect of Phytoremediation on Geotechnical Characteristics of Oil Contaminated Sands	6
Assessment of contamination levels of heavy metals in the agricultural soils using ICP-OES	6
Anodic Stripping Voltammetry with a Dynamic Flow-through Sequential Extraction Method for Fractionation Study of Cadmium and Lead in Soil	6
Exploring the Potential of Fucoxanthin Treatment to Alleviate Microplastic Pollution Effects on Maize Growth	6
Biodegradation Potential of Oil-degrading Bacteria Related to the Genus Thalassospira Isolated from Polluted Coastal Area in Mediterranean Sea	6
Pollution and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Farmlands and Vegetables Surrounding a Lead-Zinc Mine in Yunnan Province, China	6
Fate of Crude Oil in Soil Treated with Pseudomonas putida Immobilized on Coconut Coirpith a Lowcost Biocarrier	6
Evaluation and speciation of heavy metals in the soil of the Sub Urban Region of Southern India	6
Potential ecological risk assessment of rare earth elements in sediments cores from the Oualidia lagoon, Morocco	6
Removal of Lead and Copper from Contaminated Mixed Clay Soils Using Pulsed Electrokinetics	5
Trace Elements Adsorption from Solutions and Acid Mine Drainage Using Agricultural By-products	5
Dynamic Risk Assessment of Lead Pollution of Shooting Range Soil by Applying the Delayed Geochemical Hazard Model – A Case Study in Botswana	5
Effect of Nano-MgO, Biochar and Humic Acid on Boron Stabilization in Soil in Bath and Leaching Columns	5
Use of time-lapse 2D and 3D geoelectrical inverse models for monitoring acid mine drainage -a case study	5
Spatial Variation of Heavy Metal Accumulation in the Sediments Adjacent to Different Mangrove Plant Species within a Mixed Mangrove Stand	5
Microplastics in Sediments of Southwest Caspian Sea: Characteristics, Distribution and Seasonal Variability	5
Chromium removal from a contaminated soil using nano zero-valent iron and magnetite affected by temperature and moisture	5
Concentrations, Sources, and Associated Risks of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Measured in Soil Profiles from Selected Telecom-masts in the Niger Delta, Nigeria	5
Enhanced Removal of Lead from Soil Using Biosurfactant Derived from Edible Oils	5
Kinetic Behavior and Mechanism of Arsenate Adsorption by Loam and Sandy Loam Soil	5
Adsorption – Desorption Behavior of Penoxsulam Herbicide on Soils with Different Characteristics	5
Lead accumulation, translocation, distribution and photosynthetic toxicity inCyamopsis tetragonoloba	5
Optimization and Characterization of Lead Bioremediation by Strains of Microbacterium Oxydans	5
Impact of a long-term cultivation on low molecular weight organic acids in greenhouse soil and their influence on vegetable uptake heavy metals	5
Application of Artificial Neural Network and Shrinking Core Model for Copper (Ii) and Lead (Ii) Leaching from Contaminated Soil Using Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid	5
Risk assessment of agricultural soils surrounding an iron ore mine: A field study from Western Ghat of Goa, India	5
Microplastic contamination of coastal hill soils: Perspective of Rohingya Refugee camps in Bangladesh	4
A Review on the interaction between Nanoparticles and Toxic metals in Soil: Meta-analysis of their effects on soil, plants and human health	4
Concentrations, Sources and Ecological Risk of Organochlorine Pesticides in Urban Stream Sediments of Suzhou Industrial Park, China	4
Distribution of Heavy Metals Fractionation in Gold Mine Tailing Amended with Non-Coated and Iron-Coated Rice Husk Ash	4
Remediation of Oil-contaminated Sediments Using Microemulsions: A Review	4
Trends and Levels of Perfluorinated Compounds in Soil and Sediment Surrounding a Cluster of Metal Plating Industries	4
Analysis of Facilitated Air Intrusion during Surfactant-enhanced Air Sparging Using Surface Tension-reducing Chemicals: Surfactants and Alcohols	4
Gibberellic Acid Treatment Improved Pyrene Phytoremediation Efficiency of Ridge Gourd (Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.) In Soil	4
Distribution and Statistical Analysis of Chemical Elements in Soil from the Territory of the Republic of Kosovo	4
Optimization and Simulation of Process Parameters in Biosorption of Heavy Metals by Alcaligenes faecalis Strain UBI (MT107249) Isolated from Soil of Local Mining Area in North-West Nigeria	4
Lead in Urban Soils: Relation between the Hazard Exposure from Bioaccessible Fraction and Soil Fractionation	4
Contamination Status and Potential Risk of Metals in Marine Sediments of Shalateen Coast, the Red Sea	4

Adsorption and desorption characteristics of metal(oid)s in the yellow soils of a typical karst area, southwest China	4
Spatial Distribution and Potential Ecological Risk Assessment of Trace Metals in Reclaimed Mine Soils in Abuakwa South Municipal, Ghana	4
Risk Assessment of Trace Metals Using Chemical Speciation, Bioavailability, and Cluster Analysis Around Wadi EL Bey (Gulf of Tunis, Tunisia)	4
Assessment of Geotechnical Properties of Oil Contaminated Subgrade Soil: Review	4
Pollution and Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs) in Agricultural Soil along a Highway of Jilin Province, China	4
The Effects of Fulvic Acid on Physiological and Anatomical Characteristics of Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cv. Flamura 85 Exposed to Chromium Stress	4
Investigation of microbial community changes in petroleum polluted sediments during hydrocarbons degradation	4
Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment of Sediments near to Industrialized Areas along Langat River, Selangor, Malaysia	4
Content and source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil profile (0–100 Cm) of Urumqi petrochemical wastewater irrigation area, China	4
Study on Remediation of Cd-Contaminated Soil by Thermally Modified Attapulgite Combined with Ryegrass	4
Bioremediation Performance of Two Telluric Saprotrophic Fungi, Penicillium Brasilianum and Fusarium Solani, in Aged Dioxin-contaminated Soil Microcosms	4
Cadmium Phytoextraction Potential ofRicinus communisSignificantly Increased with Exogenous Application of Growth Regulators and Macronutrients	4
Trace Metals in Sediments of Seven Coastal Lagoons of the Sabana – Camagüey Archipelago, Cuba	3
Mechanism of reduction and immobilization of Cr(VI) by application modified nano-zerovalent iron	3
Heavy metal pollution in slow-moving river: highlight the high risks posed by suspended particulate matter	3
Concentrations, Source Identification and Potential Ecological and Human Health Risks Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Agricultural Soils of Hamedan County, West of Iran	3
Does the long-term contamination of lead (PbII) affect the bioremediation mechanisms of Microbacterium oxydans strain CM3 and CM7?	3
Effects of corn stalks Biochar Amendment and Freezing-Thawing on the Cd Adsorption of Saline-Alkali Soil	3
Comparison of ultrasonic and microwave assisted digestion methods for the determination of heavy metals in soil and sediment: The effect of seasonal variations on metal concentrations and risk assessm	3
Analysis of Bacterial Diversity during Bioremediation of Gasoil-contaminated Soils with Different Salinities	3
Paleo Environmental Pollution Assessment of Erdek and Bandırma Bays in the Sea of Marmara, Türkiye	3
Heavy metals (HMs) in soils of different land-use types in Zhengzhou, China: Occurrence, source and ecological risk	3
Remediation of Frogmore Mine Spoiled Soil with Nano Enhanced Materials	3
A Comparison of In-vitro PAH Bioaccessibility in Historically Contaminated Soils: Implications for Risk Management	3
Leaching of Heavy Metals and Enzymatic Activities in Un-inoculated and Inoculated Soils with Yeast Strains	3
Evaluation of Soil Contamination by Heavy Metals in the Vicinity of Boucaid Mine, Ouarsenis (N.O. Algeria)	3
Behavioral Analysis ofFolsomia Candida(Collembola) with Herbicide Using Electronic and Computational Instrumentation: Bioassays	3
Organic Pollutants Hazard in Sediments and Green Mussels in Jakarta Bay, Indonesia	3
Behavioral and Oxidative Stress Responses of Earthworm, Nsukkadrilus mbae (Segun 1976), Exposed to Lead and Cadmium: A Preliminary Investigation	3
Evaluation of the effectiveness of bioaugmentation and biostimulation in atrazine removal in a polluted matrix using degradation kinetics	3
Sources, Toxicity, Health and Ecological Risks of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Sediment of an Osogbo Tourist River	3
Evaluation and Distribution of Selected Polychlorinated Biphenyl Congeners and Triclosan in Soil, Sediment and Surface Water System: A Case Study of Ojutu River, Osun State, Nigeria	3
Environmental Effects of Heavy Metals from the E-Waste Dismantling Site, South China	3
UV Assisted Photocatalytic Remediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs) in Sewage Sludge Addition Soils Using Synthesized Nanometer Mixed-crystal TiO₂: Experiment and Simulation	3
Influences of Simulated Organic Residues in Petroleum-Exploiting Areas on the Dissolution and Speciation of Arsenic in Soil-Mineral Solid	3
Parametric and Rate Studies of Reduction of Cr(VI) in Slurry of Contaminated Soil with Hydrazine and Sonochemical Augmentation	3
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in riparian soils of the middle reach of Huaihe River: A typical coal mining area in China	3
Ability of Urtica dioica L. to adsorb heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As, and Ni) from contaminated soils	3
Fractionation and Contamination Assessment of Zn, Cu, Fe, and Mn in the Sundarbans Mangrove Soils of Bangladesh	3
Distribution, Source Identification, and Ecological Risk Assessment of Selected Trace Elements in Sediments from Manchar Lake, Pakistan	3
The Effect of Soil–Cement Barriers in Containing the LNAPL Contaminants Transport in Unsaturated Soil; A Physical Modeling	3
Release Characteristics of Manganese in Soil under Ion-absorbed Rare Earth Mining Conditions	3
Phytoremediation: A Novel Strategy for the Removal of Heavy Metals from the Offshore of Lake Hawassa using Typha Latifolia L	3
Roles of Soil Organic Matter and Humic Substance Structure in Cu and Pb Adsorption in Histosols	3
Anionic contamination and its stabilization on the strength and plastic features of clay soils (vermiculite and sepiolite)	3
Arsenic Enrichment, Heavy Metal Pollution and Associated Health Hazards in the Holocene Alluvial Plains of Southeast Punjab, India	3
Radioactivity and Heavy Metal Accumulation in Surface Sediment from the West Aegean Coast	3
Biochar improves the adaptability ofVicia fabaL in cadmium contaminated soil	3
The Leaching of Atrazine and Plant Species Sensitivity to Atrazine using Bioassays and Chemical Analyses	3
Distribution of Vanadium in the Surficial Sediments of Prydz Bay, Indian Sector of the Southern Ocean	3
Adsorption Behaviour of Quinalphos and Its Leaching Potential in Different Agricultural Soils	2
Phytoremediation of Nickel and Lead Contaminated Soils by Hedera colchica	2
Contamination of Arable Soil with Toxic Trace Elements (Tes) around Mine Sites and the Assessment of Associated Human Health Risks	2
Weathered Railroad Diesel Removed from a Loamy Sand Soil by Means of Mono-rhamnolipids	2
Application of selected nutrient amendments to regulate soil properties for reducing arsenic accumulation in rice	2
Effects of Biochar Produced from Cornstalk, Rice Husk and Bamboo on Degradation of Flumioxazin in Soil	2
Use of Triple-Exposure X-ray Computed Tomography for Nondestructive Identification of Heavy Elements in Soil Samples	2
Biostimulation of Petroleum-Contaminated Soils with Synthetic and Natural Sources of NPK Fertilizer	2
On Optimal Condition of Plant–Microbial Remediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Polluted Soil	2
Effects of chronic exposure to sediments from the Zarzis area, Gulf of Gabes, measured in the mussel (Mytilus spp.): a multi-biomarker approach involving oxidative stress and neurotoxicity	2
Occurrence, Origin and Risk Assessment of Trace Elements in High Geological Background Impacted Soil-crop Systems in Yunnan, China	2
Application of near infrared spectroscopy in sub-surface monitoring of petroleum contaminants in laboratory-prepared soils	2
Trace Metals Concentration and Associated Risk Assessment in Sediment of Kelantan Coastline Area Estuaries, Malaysia	2
Ecological risk assessment of Toxic heavy Metal(loid)s in surface sediment of Zarivar International Wetland: an indices analysis approach	2
Assessment of heavy metal contamination and ecological risk of core sediments in a coastal wetland of India	2
Selenate and Selenite Induced Differential Morphophysiological Modifications to Mitigate Arsenic Toxicity and Uptake by Wheat	2
Long-term Application of Manure Alters Culturable Soil Microbial Populations and Leads to Occurrence of Antibiotic resistant Bacteria	2
Influence of Modified Biochar on Soil Fluoride and Cadmium Speciation and Their Bioavailability to Tea Seedling (Camellia Sinensis L.)	2
Adsorption behavior of enrofloxacin in soil and sediment and its response mechanism to environmental factors	2
Variegated Pedospheric Matrices Based Pyrzaole Fungicide Chemico-physical and Biological Degradation Elucidation	2
Evidence of p -nitrophenol Biodegradation and Study of Genomic Attributes from a Newly Isolated Aquatic Bacterium Pseudomonas Asiatica Str	2
Evaluation of Coastal Sediments for Heavy Metal Contamination, Bhavnagar Coast, Gulf of Khambhat, Gujarat, India	2
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Composite Mineral Remediation Agents on Cd Immobilization in Soils and Rice	2
Validation of microwave-assisted digestion and Inductive coupled plasma -mass spectrometer for the determination of trace metals in the soil around Darvill sludgeland and their environmental complicat	2
Chlorpyrifos Degradation in Semi-Arid Soil by Pseudomonas fluorescens Strain CD5 Isolated from Manured Soil	2