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Method and mechanism of chromium removal from soil: a systematic review

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Heavy metal pollution has increasingly affected human life, and the treatment of heavy metal pollution, especially chromium pollution, is still a major problem in the field of environmental governance. As a commonly used industrial metal, chromium can easily enter the environment with improperly treated industrial waste or wastewater, then pollute soil and water sources, and eventually accumulate in the human body through the food chain. Many countries and regions in the world are threatened by soil chromium pollution, resulting in the occurrence of cancer and a variety of metabolic diseases. However, as a serious threat to agriculture, food, and human health. Notwithstanding, there are limited latest and systematic review on the removal methods, mechanisms, and effects of soil chromium pollution in recent years. Hence, this article outlines some of the methods and mechanisms for the removal of chromium in soil, including physical, chemical, biological, and biochar methods, which provide a reference for the treatment and research on soil chromium pollution drawn from existing publications.

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This study was supported by the Open Research Fund Program of State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Food Chain Pollution Control (No. FC2021YB08) and CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology & Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. KLCAS-2021–3).

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Bao, Z., Feng, H., Tu, W. et al. Method and mechanism of chromium removal from soil: a systematic review. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 35501–35517 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-19452-z

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