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0-33.5% increase in PERI for SSC-amended FGS) or high (a 140% increase in PERI for SSC-amended APMS). Ni, Cd and Cu were identified as the three main HMs responsible for increasing the ecological risk in soil which was mainly composed of fine-grained particles, whereas Cd and As were key ecological risks HMs in soil that was mainly composed of coarse-grained particles. The problem of sulfate pollution is becoming increasingly serious in freshwater and wetlands. Since paddy fields are the largest constructed wetland in Earth's surface, the increased sulfate input may have great effect on dissolved organic matter (DOM) in paddy soils. To understand these effects, a 24-day anaerobic incubation experiment was conducted with four Chinese paddy soils amended with high concentrations (0, 10, 25, 50, and 100 mmol L-1) of Na2SO4. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and chlorophyll a (Chl a) concentrations were determined after incubation. Parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) of the excitation-emission matrix (EEM) spectra was used to analyze the DOM composition. In all four soils, DOC concentrations generally increased with increasing sulfate concentration, while the Chl a concentrations decreased. The EEM spectra of DOM were resolved into four components by PARAFAC. With increasing sulfate concentration, the proportion of the ultraviolet C humic acid-like compound decreased and the tyrosine-like compound increased in two algae-rich soils (Sichuan and Tianjin). No obvious variation was observed in the humification index (HIX) or the ratio of peak β to peak α (βα) in any soils with added sulfate. Specific ultra-violet absorbance at 254 nm (SUVA254) decreased with increasing sulfate concentration in Jilin, Tianjin, and Ningxia soils, and the fluorescence index (FI) decreased in two algae-rich soils. In conclusion, although sulfate addition increased the DOC concentration, the DOM composition depended more strongly on soil type and physicochemical properties than sulfate. Sulfate addition only affected soil DOM origin and composition by inhibiting algal growth in algae-rich paddy soils. Spent potlining (SPL) as a hazardous solid waste has a high content of inorganic fluorine. This study aimed at characterizing its transformation, retention and leaching behaviors with(out) the addition of red mud (RM) during the SPL incineration. The RM addition positively affected its retention and leaching rates. Its Ca-containing compounds caused Na3AlF6 and NaF to turn into more CaF2. 30% RM converted water-soluble NaF into more stable CaF2 than did SPL at 850 °C, thus reducing the leaching rate by 45.15%. 30% RM captured HF through its Ca content and enhanced its retention rate by 66.96%. 66.01% of the total fluorine was stably retained in the bottom ash, and thus, significantly reduced the toxicity of the SPL incineration products. SiO2 and Al2O3 exerted a thermally positive effect on NaF turning into CaF2. The fluoride retention of the bottom ash was mainly dominated by CaF2 and NaF with(out) RM. Smaller, coarser and more loose structures of the co-incinerated solid particles pointed to a synergistic interaction between SPL and RM. The heavy metals (HMs) soils contamination is a growing concern since HMs are not biodegradable and can accumulate in all living organisms causing a threat to plants and animals, including humans. Phytoremediation is a cost-efficient technology that uses plants to remove, transform or detoxify contaminants. In recent years, phytoremediation is entering the stage of large-scale modelling via various mathematical models. Such models can be useful tools to further our understanding and predicting of the processes that influence the efficiency of phytoremediation and to precisely plan such actions on a large-scale. When dealing with extremely complicated and challenging variables like the interactions between the climate, soil and plants, modelling before starting an operation can significantly reduce the time and cost of such process by granting us an accurate prediction of possible outcomes. Research on the applicability of different modelling approaches is ongoing and presented work compares and discusses available models in order to point out their specific strengths and weaknesses in given scenarios. The main aim of this paper is to critically evaluate the main advantages and limitations of available models for large-scale phytoremediation including, among others, the Decision Support System (DSS), Response Surface Methodology (RSM), BALANS, PLANTIX and various regression models. Study compares their applicability and highlight existing gaps in current knowledge with a special reference to improving the efficiency of large-scale phytoremediation of sites contaminated with heavy-metals. The presented work can serve as a useful tool when choosing the most suitable model for the phytoremediation of contaminated sites. Tariquidar Environmental pollution and energy scarcity is a major issue of the current scenario which forbear the progress of developing world. To overcome these problems towards a sustainable future, the utilization of sunlight by means of photocatalysis can be regarded as a best and suitable pathway. To validate this purpose, design and development of efficient heterogeneous photocatalyst for harvesting solar energy should be the major research concern for scientific community. In this regard herein, we have prepared a series of stable and efficient CoTiO3/UiO-66-NH2 p-n junction mediated heterogeneous photocatalyst by hydrothermal method. The functionalised linker of UiO-66-NH2 provided an intimate interfacial contact with CoTiO3 by Co/TiON ionic interaction, as proved by HRTEM and XPS analysis. Moreover the inverted V-shaped Mott-Schottky plot confirmed the junction formation in the optimised CoTiO3/UiO-66-NH2 material. In addition, EIS and PL analysis also provides sufficient evidence about the hindrance of active species recombination in composite as a result of p-n hetero junction. LC-MS characterization technique traces the assorted intermediate species produced in the course of photodegradation of Norfloxacin and confirms its complete degradation to corresponding CO2, H2O and NH4+ by the optimised CoTiO3/UiO-66-NH2. The highest photo-catalytic activity obtained towards Norfloxacin degradation is 90.13% and H2 production is 530.87 µmol in 1 h. The enhanced photo-catalytic reaction follows Type-II p-n hetero junction charge transfer mechanism and thus, paves a new way to design MOF based heterojunction photocatalyst for diverse photo catalytic performance.
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