OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Soil & Sediment Contamination is 3. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Environmental Fate and Dietary Risk Assessment Associated with Triafamone, Ethoxysulfuron and Their Metabolites in Rice Ecosystem	29
Assessment of Metal Contamination in Soil Adjacent to Mining Activities Using Some Indices	29
Biochar Addition to 3,5-Dichloroaniline Contaminated Soil Increases Its Adsorption Capacity and Persistence but Reduces Bioavailability to Chive ( Allium ascalonicum )	23
Concentration and Ecological Risk of Heavy Metals in River Sediments of a Developing Country: A Meta-Analysis	21
Environment-Human Bioaccumulation of Lead Resulting from Artisanal Lead-Zinc Mining Activities in Ebonyi State, Southeastern Nigeria	17
Partitioning of Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in the Surface Sediments of Muttukadu Estuary, Tamil Nadu, India: Implication for Environmental Risk Assessment	12
Impact of Crude Oil Contamination and Low-Temperature Thermal Desorption on Soil Properties and Remediation Efficacy	10
Distribution and Risk Assessment of VOCs in Road Dust Across Different Urban Areas	10
Contamination Status and Potential Risk of Metals in Marine Sediments of Shalateen Coast, the Red Sea	10
A Spectrochemical Snapshot of Heavy Elements in Nile River Sediments: Line Intensity Calculation	10
Evaluation of the effectiveness of bioaugmentation and biostimulation in atrazine removal in a polluted matrix using degradation kinetics	10
Determination of Residues and Degradation Kinetics of Oryzalin in Different Soils of Soybean Ecosystem	9
Assessment of Heavy Metals Contamination and Potential Ecological Risk in Surface Sediments of the El Bey Wadi, Tunisia	9
Connectivity of Geochemical Composition of Sediments and Soils in the Large Urban River Catchment	9
The Residual Impact of Goethite-Modified Biochar on Cadmium and Arsenic Uptake by Maize in Co-Contaminated Soil	8
Effect of Conventional and Conservation Agriculture Practices on Dissipation of Metribuzin and Clodinafop-Propargyl, Soil Enzymatic and Microbial Activities in Wheat in a Rice-Wheat System	8
Microplastics Records from the Southern Ocean Sediments	8
Distribution Characteristics, Source Analysis and Risk Assessment of Organochlorine Pesticides in the Surface Sediment of Jieshi Bay, Shanwei, China	7
Combination of Nonionic Surfactants with Thermal-activated Persulfate for Simultaneous Removal of Phenanthrene and Pyrene from Alluvial Soil: A Kinetic Study	7
Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Tidal Flat Sediments by Co-bioremediation System	7
Genetic Variability of Klebsiella Variicola by RAPD-PCR Technique and Bioremoval of Pb²⁺ and Cd²⁺ from Simulated Contaminated Soils	7
Does the long-term contamination of lead (PbII) affect the bioremediation mechanisms of Microbacterium oxydans strain CM3 and CM7?	7
Interactive Effects of Potassium and Mycorrhizal Fungi on Glomalin and Biochemical Responses of Sunflower Grown in a Pb and Zn Contaminated Soil	7
In Situ Remediation of TNT Red Water Contaminated Soil: Field Demonstration	7
Adsorption behavior of enrofloxacin in soil and sediment and its response mechanism to environmental factors	7

Endocrine Disruptors (Phthalates and Alkylphenols) in Harbor Surface Sediments Reflect Anthropogenic Pollution	7
Modeling and optimizing by the response surface methodology of the Pb(II)-removing effectiveness from a soil by electrokinetic remediation	7
Characterization, source profiles and risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban dust of 14 Chinese cities	6
Risk Assessment of Natural Radionuclides and Trace Elements of Industrial Activities in Suez Bay	6
Characterization of Microplastics and Associated Heavy Metals in Urban Soils Affected by Anthropogenic Littering: Distribution, Spatial Variation, and Influence of Soil Properties	6
Ecological Risk of Heavy Metals in an Eco-Industrial Park in China	6
Layered Double Hydroxides Reduce the Availability of Cadmium and Lead in Soil and the Content of Cadmium and Lead in Grain	6
Effect of Phytoremediation on Geotechnical Characteristics of Oil Contaminated Sands	6
The Effect of Soil–Cement Barriers in Containing the LNAPL Contaminants Transport in Unsaturated Soil; A Physical Modeling	6
Risk Assessments of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Surface Sediments of Drinking Water Sources in Ifite Ogwari, South-East Nigeria	6
Empirical modelling of shear behavior of oil contaminated sand - geogrid interface	5
Application of Arabidopsis thaliana in the Remediation of Soil Pollution : Evidence from the Earthworm-Microbe-Arabidopsis System	5
Risk assessment of agricultural soils surrounding an iron ore mine: A field study from Western Ghat of Goa, India	5
The Effects of Mine Waste and Rain Water on the Structure of Bacteria Community of Paddy Soils	5
Ex situ studies on Macrotermes bellicosus as a potential bioremediation tool of polluted dump soil sites for Sub Saharan Africa	5
Effect of Organic Amendments on the Speciation of Chromium in Contaminated and Uncontaminated Soils	5
Metal(loid)s as Hydrologic Tracers for Particle Transport via Fluvial Processes from the Yellow Pine Mine and Mill in an Arid Environment of Southern Nevada, USA	5
A Comparative Study on Speciation and Availability Risk of Toxic and Potentially Toxic Elements in Different Groups of Sediments in the Dar-E-Allo Copper Mine, SE Iran	5
Investigation on the Feasibility of the Use of Biosolid-Soil Mixtures for Zinc Retention in Waste Landfill Barriers	5
Effect of pH, Dissolved Organic Carbon, and Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate to Degradation of Fenobucarb Insecticide in Paddy Soil-Water System	5
Concentrations, Sources and Ecological Risk of Organochlorine Pesticides in Urban Stream Sediments of Suzhou Industrial Park, China	5
In-situ Immobilization of Cd in Acidic Paddy Soil of Hunan Province, China by Layered Double Hydroxides	5
Soil Amendments and Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Influenced the Growth and Heavy Metal Accumulation ofColosphospermum Mopane(Kirk Ex Benth.) In Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil	5
Incorporating Oil / Water Partitioning in Risk Calculations for PAHs in Petroleum Impacted Soils and Sediments	5
Assessment of Chromium, Cadmium and Lead Concentrations in Former Quarries Substrates Using Spectrophotometer and Pollution Indices	5
Using Plant Growth Regulators to Stimulate Growth of Napier Grass Under Atrazine Contamination	5
Influence of Modified Biochar on Soil Fluoride and Cadmium Speciation and Their Bioavailability to Tea Seedling ( Camellia Sinensis L.)	5
Biodegradation Potential of Oil-degrading Bacteria Related to the GenusThalassospiraIsolated from Polluted Coastal Area in Mediterranean Sea	5
Distribution, Source Identification, and Ecological Risk Assessment of Selected Trace Elements in Sediments from Manchar Lake, Pakistan	4
Use of time-lapse 2D and 3D geoelectrical inverse models for monitoring acid mine drainage -a case study	4
Rhizobacteria Enhancing Accumulation of Copper in Contaminated-soil by Ricinus communis L	4
Mechanism of reduction and immobilization of Cr(VI) by application modified nano-zerovalent iron	4
Soil Quality Indices Based on Biological Properties to Assess Chemical Soil Degradation by Metal(loid)s	4
Study of the Adsorption/Desorption Behavior of Uranium in a Forest Soil	4
Effect of Tannery Organic Matter on the Migration and Transformation of Chromium in Soil	4
Geotechnical Behavior of Surfactant-Contaminated Soils	4
Investigation of microbial community changes in petroleum polluted sediments during hydrocarbons degradation	4
Chemical Speciation, Contamination, Human Health Risk Assessment, and Source Identification of Heavy Metals in Soils Composted with Swine Manure	4
Evaluation of the Pollution by the Potentially Toxic Elements in the Topsoils of a Semi-Industrial Zone, Northwestern Iran	4
Pollution Characteristics, Risk Assessment and Source Identification of Heavy Metals in Surface Sediments from the Cage Fish Farm of Poyang Lake, China	4
Biological Remediation of Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB)-Contaminated Soil Using the Vermicomposting Technology for the Management of Sewage Sludge Containing Eisenia fetida Earthworms	3
Assessment of Sediment Quality Through Multiple Geochemical Proxies in a Heavily Industrialized Harbor Area in South America, Santos Estuarine Channel, São Paulo, Brazil	3
Final Residues, Dissipation Dynamics and Dietary Risk Assessment of Cupric Nonyl Phenolsulfonate in Citrus and Soil	3
Modulating Leaching Behavior of Boscalid Fungicide in Soil Through Organic Amendments	3
Temporal and Spatial Distribution and Risk Assessment of Volatile Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Soils of Typical Industrial Parks in Chongqing Under the “Dual Carbon” Background	3
Cancer Risks Associated with Chronic Exposure to Urban Dust May Increase in a Mining Town	3
Radionuclide Transfer in Tea Cultivation: Assessing Radiological Risks in the Largest and First Established Tea Garden in Bangladesh	3
A Review on the interaction between Nanoparticles and Toxic metals in Soil: Meta-analysis of their effects on soil, plants and human health	3
Comparison of Sampling Designs for Soil Sediment Source Fingerprinting	3
Application of Artificial Neural Network and Shrinking Core Model for Copper (Ii) and Lead (Ii) Leaching from Contaminated Soil Using Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid	3

Spatial Variation, Ecological Risk, and Point Sources of Environmental Trace Metals in Lacustrine Ecosystems: An Assessment of Natural and Urban Inputs	3
Fractionation and Contamination Assessment of Zn, Cu, Fe, and Mn in the Sundarbans Mangrove Soils of Bangladesh	3
Correction	3
Controls on the Distribution of Potentially Toxic Elements Between the River Sediment and Its Porewater Near the REE Mining Area, SW China	3
Biochar Enhances Rice Growth and Mitigates Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination in Soil: A Sustainable Approach for Crop Production	3
Evaluation of Soils Around the Crude Oil Desalting Plant by MCDM Method to Reduce Pollution in the Koreyt Camp Area of Ahvaz, Iran	3
Estimation of Heavy Metals Enrichment and Geo-Accumulation Associated with Habitat Quality from Selected Wildlife Parks	3
In-situ co-remediation of PAHs contaminated agricultural soil using blood meal and celery: An agricultural greenhouse field study	3
Shortened Sequential Extraction Procedure: An Effective and Time-Saving Determination of Trace Metals Over Sediments	3
Seasonal and Spatial Dynamics of Heavy Metal Contamination in Port-Adjacent Mangrove Sediments Along the Iranian Coast of Oman Sea: A Multi-Index Risk Assessment	3
Leaching Characteristics of Glutaraldehyde and Organic Dyes Utilized in Tannery Industry in Soil	3
Time-Dependent Behavior of Crude Oil-Contaminated Sands Under Static and Dynamic States	3