Toxicity of heavy metals in plants and animals and their uptake by magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles

AU Rehman, S Nazir, R Irshad, K Tahir… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metal exist naturally in environment, but due to human and some natural activities
they have been entered to water bodies, air and soil and have become one of the major …

Lead toxicity in plants: Impacts and remediation

U Zulfiqar, M Farooq, S Hussain, M Maqsood… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lead (Pb) is the second most toxic heavy metal after arsenic (As), which has no role in
biological systems. Pb toxicity causes a range of damages to plants from germination to …

Heavy metal stress and crop productivity

M Shahid, S Khalid, G Abbas, N Shahid… - Crop production and …, 2015 - Springer
Heavy metal contamination of the environment through anthropogenic activities and/or
natural processes is a widespread and serious problem. Heavy metals occur in various …

Heavy-metal-induced reactive oxygen species: phytotoxicity and physicochemical changes in plants

M Shahid, B Pourrut, C Dumat, M Nadeem… - … and Toxicology Volume …, 2014 - Springer
Environmental contamination by hazardous environmental pollutants is a widespread and
increasingly serious problem confronting society, scientists, and regulators worldwide …

Lead uptake, toxicity, and detoxification in plants

B Pourrut, M Shahid, C Dumat, P Winterton… - … and toxicology volume …, 2011 - Springer
Plants are the target of a wide range of pollutants that vary in concentration, speciation, and
toxicity. Such pollutants mainly enter the plant system through the soil (Arshad et al. 2008) or …

Lead heavy metal toxicity induced changes on growth and antioxidative enzymes level in water hyacinths [Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.)]

S Malar, S Shivendra Vikram, P JC Favas, V Perumal - Botanical studies, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Lead (Pb) heavy metal pollution in water bodies is one of the serious
problems across the world. This study was designed to find out the effect of Pb toxicity on …

Plant-lead interactions: transport, toxicity, tolerance, and detoxification mechanisms

A Kumar, MNV Prasad - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2018 - Elsevier
Natural and human activities introduced an excess level of toxic lead (Pb) to the
environment. Pb has no known biological significance and its interactions with plants lead to …

[HTML][HTML] Phytostabilization and rhizofiltration of toxic heavy metals by heavy metal accumulator plants for sustainable management of contaminated industrial sites: A …

P Bakshe, R Jugade - Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
The urban environment is a source and a carrier of heavy metals due to industrial waste.
The establishment of industries and the emission of contaminants are not real problems; the …

Toxicity and detoxification of heavy metals during plant growth and metabolism

S Dubey, M Shri, A Gupta, V Rani… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2018 - Springer
Pollution of plants by heavy metals is a critical health issue because metals can be
transmitted to animals and humans. Heavy metal exposure induces an oxidative stress in …

[PDF][PDF] The effect of lead on plants in terms of growing and biochemical parameters: a review

FS Nas, M Ali - MOJ Ecol. Environ. Sci, 2018 - researchgate.net
Contamination of soil and water by various heavy metals such as lead, silver and cadmium
is increasing day by day as result of different activities, such as industrialization and …