Biochar-Enhanced Remediation of Heavy Metal-Induced Soil and Water Environmental Degradation: Microbial and Functional Material Perspectives
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 5
Special Issue Editors
Interests: preparation and application of carbon based functional materials; study on the removal of perfluorinated compounds in water environment
Interests: biochar preparation and charterization; soil and water remediation; tunable preparation and optimization of zerovalent iron; soil geochemistry of toxic metals; advanced oxidation technology; metal-free catalysts; environmental soil chemistry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Heavy metal pollution poses escalating threats to global ecosystems and human health, driven by industrialization, urbanization, and emerging contaminant interactions. This Special Issue focuses on cutting-edge strategies to address the migration, transformation, and fate of heavy metals in complex environmental matrices, emphasizing innovation in remediation technologies and risk management.
We invite contributions that explore:
- Carbon-based remediation materials (e.g., biochar, graphene oxide) engineered for enhanced heavy metal adsorption and stabilization, coupled with carbon sequestration potential.
- Multi-media synergistic remediation integrating soil–water–air interfaces, such as phytoremediation combined with electrokinetics or microbial fuel cells.
- Multidimensional ecological risk assessment frameworks incorporating bioaccessibility, trophic transfer, and climate change impacts on metal speciation.
- Microplastic–heavy metal interactive contamination mechanisms, including aging microplastics as vectors for metal mobility and toxicity in aquatic-terrestrial systems.
- Microinterface modulation technology using electrochemical/ultrasonic fields to control metal redox behavior and bioavailability at mineral–water interfaces.
- Co-occurrence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) with metals, investigating synergistic toxicity and joint remediation approaches.
- Advanced migration modeling via machine learning and isotopic tracing to predict metal transport in heterogeneous environments.
This Special Issue seeks to compile a broad spectrum of studies ranging from laboratory experiments to field applications, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches that integrate chemistry, biology, material science, and environmental engineering. We also encourage submissions of novel review articles and perspectives that offer critical insights into the future direction of heavy metal pollution control and environmental remediation technologies.
Dr. Longfei Liu
Prof. Dr. Shengsen Wang
Guest Editors
Dr. Wan Yang
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- carbon-based remediation materials
- multi-media synergistic remediation
- multidimensional ecological risk assessment
- microplastic-heavy metal interactive contamination
- microinterface modulation technology
- co-occurrence of persistent organic pollutants
- migration, transformation, and fate of heavy metals
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