All Outputs (4)

Social prescribing of urban agriculture: The importance of minimizing risks from soil contamination (2024)
Journal Article
Beesley, L., & Hardman, M. (2024). Social prescribing of urban agriculture: The importance of minimizing risks from soil contamination. Cities, 149, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2024.104971

The value of Green Social Prescribing (GSP) of Urban Agriculture (UA) is well proven, with many cities witnessing a rise in such activities. However, with burgeoning interest, there comes an increased need to understand the potential risks associated... Read More about Social prescribing of urban agriculture: The importance of minimizing risks from soil contamination.

Biochar and heavy metals (2024)
Book Chapter
Beesley, L., Cerqueira Cancelo, B., Hardman, M., Lebrun, M., Mitchell, K., & Lukas Trakal, A. (in press). Biochar and heavy metals. In Biochar for Environmental Management: Science and Technology. Earthscan

Nano zerovalent Fe did not reduce metal(loid) leaching and ecotoxicity further than conventional Fe grit in contrasting smelter impacted soils: A 1-year field study. (2024)
Journal Article
Lewandowská, Š., Vaňková, Z., Beesley, L., Cajthaml, T., Wickramasinghe, N., Vojar, J., …Komárek, M. (in press). Nano zerovalent Fe did not reduce metal(loid) leaching and ecotoxicity further than conventional Fe grit in contrasting smelter impacted soils: A 1-year field study. Science of the Total Environment, 927, 171892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171892

The majority of the studies on nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) are conducted at a laboratory-scale, while field-scale evidence is scarce. The objective of this study was to compare the metal(loid) immobilization efficiency of selected Fe-based mate... Read More about Nano zerovalent Fe did not reduce metal(loid) leaching and ecotoxicity further than conventional Fe grit in contrasting smelter impacted soils: A 1-year field study..

Urban vegetable contamination - The role of adhering particles and their significance for human exposure. (2023)
Journal Article
Augustsson, A., Lundgren, M., Qvarforth, A., Engström, E., Paulukat, C., Rodushkin, I., …Hough, R. L. (2023). Urban vegetable contamination - The role of adhering particles and their significance for human exposure. #Journal not on list, 900, 165633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165633

While urban-grown vegetables could help combat future food insecurity, the elevated levels of toxic metals in urban soils need to be met with measures that minimise transfer to crops. The study firstly examines soil/dust particle inclusion in leafy v... Read More about Urban vegetable contamination - The role of adhering particles and their significance for human exposure..