OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Soil & Sediment Contamination is 4. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Characterization and Spatial Abundance of Microplastics in the Coastal Regions of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: An Integration of Field, Laboratory, and GIS Techniques	27
EDXRF Detection of Trace Elements in Salt Marsh Sediment of Bangladesh and Probabilistic Ecological Risk Assessment	26
Heavy Metal Phytoremediation by Bioenergy Plants and Associated Tolerance Mechanisms	22
Biosurfactants aided bioremediation mechanisms: A mini-review	17
Microplastics Present in Sediments of Yushan River: A Case Study for Urban Tributary of the Yangtze River	16
A Novel Bioremediation Technique for Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Bacterial Consortium Immobilized on Goethite-chitosan Nanocomposite	15
Assessment of contamination levels of heavy metals in the agricultural soils using ICP-OES	13
Sediment Heavy Metal Contents, Ostracod Toxicity and Risk Assessment in Tropical Freshwater Lakes, Tamil Nadu, India	12
Vermiremediation – Remediation of Soil Contaminated with Oil Using Earthworm (Eisenia fetida)	11
Geotechnical Properties and Microstructure of a Diesel Contaminated Lateritic Soil Treated with Lime	10
Occurrence, Origin, Ecological and Human Health Risks of Organochlorine Pesticides in Soils from Selected Urban, Suburban and Rural Storm Water Reservoirs	10
Wastewater and Bioventing Treatment Systems for Acid Mine Drainage–Contaminated Soil	9
Heavy Metal Pollution Assessment in Stream Sediments from Urban and Different Types of Industrial Areas in South Korea	9
Potential ecological risk assessment of rare earth elements in sediments cores from the Oualidia lagoon, Morocco	8
Exploring the Potential of Fucoxanthin Treatment to Alleviate Microplastic Pollution Effects on Maize Growth	8
Biodegradation Potential of Oil-degrading Bacteria Related to the GenusThalassospiraIsolated from Polluted Coastal Area in Mediterranean Sea	8
Application of near infrared spectroscopy in sub-surface monitoring of petroleum contaminants in laboratory-prepared soils	8
Magnetization Improved Fine Particle Biochar Adsorption of Lead	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	8
Lead accumulation, translocation, distribution and photosynthetic toxicity inCyamopsis tetragonoloba	7
A Review on the interaction between Nanoparticles and Toxic metals in Soil: Meta-analysis of their effects on soil, plants and human health	7
Kinetic Behavior and Mechanism of Arsenate Adsorption by Loam and Sandy Loam Soil	7
Concentrations, Sources, and Associated Risks of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Measured in Soil Profiles from Selected Telecom-masts in the Niger Delta, Nigeria	7
Use of time-lapse 2D and 3D geoelectrical inverse models for monitoring acid mine drainage -a case study	7

Occurrence, Origin and Risk Assessment of Trace Metals Measured in Petroleum Tank-farm Impacted Soils	7
Microplastics in Sediments of Southwest Caspian Sea: Characteristics, Distribution and Seasonal Variability	7
Evaluation and speciation of heavy metals in the soil of the Sub Urban Region of Southern India	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
Effect of Phytoremediation on Geotechnical Characteristics of Oil Contaminated Sands	7
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	6
Distribution and Statistical Analysis of Chemical Elements in Soil from the Territory of the Republic of Kosovo	6
Contamination Status and Potential Risk of Metals in Marine Sediments of Shalateen Coast, the Red Sea	6
Pollution and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Farmlands and Vegetables Surrounding a Lead-Zinc Mine in Yunnan Province, China	6
The Effects of Fulvic Acid on Physiological and Anatomical Characteristics of Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cv. Flamura 85 Exposed to Chromium Stress	6
Remediation of Oil-contaminated Sediments Using Microemulsions: A Review	6
The Leaching of Atrazine and Plant Species Sensitivity to Atrazine using Bioassays and Chemical Analyses	6
Application of Artificial Neural Network and Shrinking Core Model for Copper (Ii) and Lead (Ii) Leaching from Contaminated Soil Using Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid	6
Trends and Levels of Perfluorinated Compounds in Soil and Sediment Surrounding a Cluster of Metal Plating Industries	5
Bioremediation Performance of Two Telluric Saprotrophic Fungi, Penicillium Brasilianum and Fusarium Solani, in Aged Dioxin-contaminated Soil Microcosms	5
Cadmium Phytoextraction Potential ofRicinus communisSignificantly Increased with Exogenous Application of Growth Regulators and Macronutrients	5
Environmental Effects of Heavy Metals from the E-Waste Dismantling Site, South China	5
Trace Metals in Sediments of Seven Coastal Lagoons of the Sabana – Camagüey Archipelago, Cuba	5
Distribution, Source Identification, and Ecological Risk Assessment of Selected Trace Elements in Sediments from Manchar Lake, Pakistan	5
Evaluation of the effectiveness of bioaugmentation and biostimulation in atrazine removal in a polluted matrix using degradation kinetics	5
Variegated Pedospheric Matrices Based Pyrzaole Fungicide Chemico-physical and Biological Degradation Elucidation	5
Spatial Distribution and Potential Ecological Risk Assessment of Trace Metals in Reclaimed Mine Soils in Abuakwa South Municipal, Ghana	5
Risk Assessment of Trace Metals Using Chemical Speciation, Bioavailability, and Cluster Analysis Around Wadi EL Bey (Gulf of Tunis, Tunisia)	5
Gibberellic Acid Treatment Improved Pyrene Phytoremediation Efficiency of Ridge Gourd (Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.) In Soil	5
Pollution and Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs) in Agricultural Soil along a Highway of Jilin Province, China	5
Microplastic contamination of coastal hill soils: Perspective of Rohingya Refugee camps in Bangladesh	5
Distribution of Heavy Metals Fractionation in Gold Mine Tailing Amended with Non-Coated and Iron-Coated Rice Husk Ash	5
Organic Pollutants Hazard in Sediments and Green Mussels in Jakarta Bay, Indonesia	5
Spatial Variation of Heavy Metal Accumulation in the Sediments Adjacent to Different Mangrove Plant Species within a Mixed Mangrove Stand	5
Analysis of Facilitated Air Intrusion during Surfactant-enhanced Air Sparging Using Surface Tension-reducing Chemicals: Surfactants and Alcohols	5
Trace Elements Adsorption from Solutions and Acid Mine Drainage Using Agricultural By-products	5
Chromium removal from a contaminated soil using nano zero-valent iron and magnetite affected by temperature and moisture	5
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	5
Fractionation and Contamination Assessment of Zn, Cu, Fe, and Mn in the Sundarbans Mangrove Soils of Bangladesh	5
Does the long-term contamination of lead (PbII) affect the bioremediation mechanisms of Microbacterium oxydans strain CM3 and CM7?	5
Concentration and Ecological Risk of Heavy Metals in River Sediments of a Developing Country: A Meta-Analysis	4
Weathered Railroad Diesel Removed from a Loamy Sand Soil by Means of Mono-rhamnolipids	4
Evaluation of Coastal Sediments for Heavy Metal Contamination, Bhavnagar Coast, Gulf of Khambhat, Gujarat, India	4
Content and source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil profile (0–100 Cm) of Urumqi petrochemical wastewater irrigation area, China	4
Effect of Biochar and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans on Heavy Metal Content in Soil and Lettuce	4
Selenate and Selenite Induced Differential Morphophysiological Modifications to Mitigate Arsenic Toxicity and Uptake by Wheat	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
Behavioral and Oxidative Stress Responses of Earthworm, Nsukkadrilus mbae (Segun 1976), Exposed to Lead and Cadmium: A Preliminary Investigation	4
Trace Metals Concentration and Associated Risk Assessment in Sediment of Kelantan Coastline Area Estuaries, Malaysia	4
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	4
Assessment of Geotechnical Properties of Oil Contaminated Subgrade Soil: Review	4
Arsenic Enrichment, Heavy Metal Pollution and Associated Health Hazards in the Holocene Alluvial Plains of Southeast Punjab, India	4
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in riparian soils of the middle reach of Huaihe River: A typical coal mining area in China	4
Lead in Urban Soils: Relation between the Hazard Exposure from Bioaccessible Fraction and Soil Fractionation	4

Risk assessment of agricultural soils surrounding an iron ore mine: A field study from Western Ghat of Goa, India	4
Evidence of p -nitrophenol Biodegradation and Study of Genomic Attributes from a Newly Isolated Aquatic Bacterium Pseudomonas Asiatica Str	4
Adsorption and desorption characteristics of metal(oid)s in the yellow soils of a typical karst area, southwest China	4
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	4
Paleo Environmental Pollution Assessment of Erdek and Bandırma Bays in the Sea of Marmara, Türkiye	4
Radioactivity and Heavy Metal Accumulation in Surface Sediment from the West Aegean Coast	4
Spatial Variation, Ecological Risk, and Point Sources of Environmental Trace Metals in Lacustrine Ecosystems: An Assessment of Natural and Urban Inputs	4
Concentrations, Sources and Ecological Risk of Organochlorine Pesticides in Urban Stream Sediments of Suzhou Industrial Park, China	4