Scoping Review on Mitigating the Silent Threat of Toxic Industrial Waste: Eco-Rituals Strategies for Remediation and Ecosystem Restoration
Background: The problem of toxic industrial waste impacting soil and water quality remains a significant environmental threat, yet comprehensive solutions are lacking. This review addresses this gap by exploring the effects of industrial waste on ecosystems and proposing strategies for remediation....
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| author | Almaw Genet Yeshiwas Gashaw Melkie Bayeh Tilahun Degu Tsega Sintayehu Simie Tsega Asaye Alamneh Gebeyehu Zufan Alamrie Asmare Rahel Mulatie Anteneh Amare Genetu Ejigu Ahmed Fentaw Ahmed Zeamanuel Anteneh Yigzaw Abathun Temesgen Anley Shiferaw Enawgaw Getasew Yirdaw Habitamu Mekonen Chalachew Yenew |
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| description | Background: The problem of toxic industrial waste impacting soil and water quality remains a significant environmental threat, yet comprehensive solutions are lacking. This review addresses this gap by exploring the effects of industrial waste on ecosystems and proposing strategies for remediation. Its aim is to provide a thorough understanding of the issue and suggest actionable solutions to minimize environmental damage. Methods: A comprehensive scoping review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Data were sourced from major academic databases, including Science Direct, Scopus, PubMed, Academic Search Premier, Springer Link, Google Scholar, and Web of Science. A total of 105 relevant articles were included based on strict eligibility criteria. The review process encompassed identification, screening, and eligibility checks, followed by data abstraction and analysis. Results: The scoping review highlights the severe impact of toxic industrial waste on soil and water quality, emphasizing pollutants such as heavy metals (cadmium, lead, chromium), organic contaminants, and excess nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus). These pollutants degrade aquatic ecosystems, causing acidification, eutrophication, and oxygen depletion, leading to biodiversity loss and the mobilization of toxic metals. Soil health is similarly compromised, with heavy metal contamination reducing fertility and disrupting microbial communities essential for nutrient cycling. Mitigation strategies, including cleaner production technologies, effluent treatment, bioremediation, and phytoremediation, offer promising solutions. These eco-friendly approaches effectively reduce pollutants, restore ecosystems, and enhance environmental sustainability, thus mitigating the long-term risks posed by industrial waste on soil and water quality. Conclusions and recommendations: The findings confirm that toxic industrial waste is a critical environmental threat that impacts both aquatic ecosystems and terrestrial soils. Immediate action is necessary to address ecological degradation. Recommended strategies include banning harmful raw materials, pre-treatment of waste, riparian buffering, bioremediation, and stricter regulations to control pollution and safeguard ecosystems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4cefe9c5f2db44febe3489dcd7e454e32025-08-20T02:20:12ZengSAGE PublishingEnvironmental Health Insights1178-63022025-04-011910.1177/11786302251329795Scoping Review on Mitigating the Silent Threat of Toxic Industrial Waste: Eco-Rituals Strategies for Remediation and Ecosystem RestorationAlmaw Genet Yeshiwas0Gashaw Melkie Bayeh1Tilahun Degu Tsega2Sintayehu Simie Tsega3Asaye Alamneh Gebeyehu4Zufan Alamrie Asmare5Rahel Mulatie Anteneh6Amare Genetu Ejigu7Ahmed Fentaw Ahmed8Zeamanuel Anteneh Yigzaw9Abathun Temesgen10Anley Shiferaw Enawgaw11Getasew Yirdaw12Habitamu Mekonen13Chalachew Yenew14Department of Environmental Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Injibara University, Injibara, EthiopiaDepartment of Environmental Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Injibara University, Injibara, EthiopiaDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Injibara University, Injibara, EthiopiaDepartment of Medical Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaDepatment of Public Health, College of health science, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, EthiopiaDepartment of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine and Health Science, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, EthiopiaDepatment of Public Health, College of health science, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, EthiopiaDepartment of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Injibara University, Injibara, EthiopiaDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Injibara University, Injibara, EthiopiaDepartment of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaDepartment of Environmental Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Injibara University, Injibara, EthiopiaDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, EthiopiaDepartment of Environmental Health Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, EthiopiaDepartment of Human Nutrition, College of Health Science, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, EthiopiaDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, EthiopiaBackground: The problem of toxic industrial waste impacting soil and water quality remains a significant environmental threat, yet comprehensive solutions are lacking. This review addresses this gap by exploring the effects of industrial waste on ecosystems and proposing strategies for remediation. Its aim is to provide a thorough understanding of the issue and suggest actionable solutions to minimize environmental damage. Methods: A comprehensive scoping review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Data were sourced from major academic databases, including Science Direct, Scopus, PubMed, Academic Search Premier, Springer Link, Google Scholar, and Web of Science. A total of 105 relevant articles were included based on strict eligibility criteria. The review process encompassed identification, screening, and eligibility checks, followed by data abstraction and analysis. Results: The scoping review highlights the severe impact of toxic industrial waste on soil and water quality, emphasizing pollutants such as heavy metals (cadmium, lead, chromium), organic contaminants, and excess nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus). These pollutants degrade aquatic ecosystems, causing acidification, eutrophication, and oxygen depletion, leading to biodiversity loss and the mobilization of toxic metals. Soil health is similarly compromised, with heavy metal contamination reducing fertility and disrupting microbial communities essential for nutrient cycling. Mitigation strategies, including cleaner production technologies, effluent treatment, bioremediation, and phytoremediation, offer promising solutions. These eco-friendly approaches effectively reduce pollutants, restore ecosystems, and enhance environmental sustainability, thus mitigating the long-term risks posed by industrial waste on soil and water quality. Conclusions and recommendations: The findings confirm that toxic industrial waste is a critical environmental threat that impacts both aquatic ecosystems and terrestrial soils. Immediate action is necessary to address ecological degradation. Recommended strategies include banning harmful raw materials, pre-treatment of waste, riparian buffering, bioremediation, and stricter regulations to control pollution and safeguard ecosystems.https://doi.org/10.1177/11786302251329795 |
| spellingShingle | Almaw Genet Yeshiwas Gashaw Melkie Bayeh Tilahun Degu Tsega Sintayehu Simie Tsega Asaye Alamneh Gebeyehu Zufan Alamrie Asmare Rahel Mulatie Anteneh Amare Genetu Ejigu Ahmed Fentaw Ahmed Zeamanuel Anteneh Yigzaw Abathun Temesgen Anley Shiferaw Enawgaw Getasew Yirdaw Habitamu Mekonen Chalachew Yenew Scoping Review on Mitigating the Silent Threat of Toxic Industrial Waste: Eco-Rituals Strategies for Remediation and Ecosystem Restoration Environmental Health Insights |
| title | Scoping Review on Mitigating the Silent Threat of Toxic Industrial Waste: Eco-Rituals Strategies for Remediation and Ecosystem Restoration |
| title_full | Scoping Review on Mitigating the Silent Threat of Toxic Industrial Waste: Eco-Rituals Strategies for Remediation and Ecosystem Restoration |
| title_fullStr | Scoping Review on Mitigating the Silent Threat of Toxic Industrial Waste: Eco-Rituals Strategies for Remediation and Ecosystem Restoration |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scoping Review on Mitigating the Silent Threat of Toxic Industrial Waste: Eco-Rituals Strategies for Remediation and Ecosystem Restoration |
| title_short | Scoping Review on Mitigating the Silent Threat of Toxic Industrial Waste: Eco-Rituals Strategies for Remediation and Ecosystem Restoration |
| title_sort | scoping review on mitigating the silent threat of toxic industrial waste eco rituals strategies for remediation and ecosystem restoration |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/11786302251329795 |
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