Metal contamination and bioremediation of agricultural soils for food safety and sustainability

D Hou, D O'Connor, AD Igalavithana… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
Agricultural soil is a non-renewable natural resource that requires careful stewardship in
order to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. However, industrial …

Cadmium pollution of soil-rice ecosystems in rice cultivation dominated regions in China: A review

M Zou, S Zhou, Y Zhou, Z Jia, T Guo, J Wang - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Cd accumulation in paddy soils and its subsequent transfer to the food chain are
widespread environmental issues, which has been extensively investigated in China …

Enrichment, sources and ecological risk map** of heavy metals in agricultural soils of dhaka district employing SOM, PMF and GIS methods

MAH Bhuiyan, SC Karmaker, M Bodrud-Doza… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization and industrial growth have triggered heavy metal contamination in
agricultural soil in Dhaka, which is a serious concern for ecological risk and public health …

Dietary cadmium exposure, risks to human health and mitigation strategies

D Zhao, P Wang, FJ Zhao - Critical Reviews in Environmental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic and carcinogenic pollutant widely distributed in the environment.
Dietary intake is the main source of Cd exposure for the nonsmoking population …

Soil contamination with cadmium, consequences and remediation using organic amendments

MA Khan, S Khan, A Khan, M Alam - Science of the total environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) contamination of soil and food crops is a ubiquitous environmental problem
that has resulted from uncontrolled industrialization, unsustainable urbanization and …

Spatial distribution, contamination characteristics and ecological-health risk assessment of toxic heavy metals in soils near a smelting area

H Gui, Q Yang, X Lu, H Wang, Q Gu, JD Martín - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil heavy metals (HMs) contamination stemming from smelting and mining activities is
becoming a global concern due to its devastating impacts on the environment and human …

Actinobacteria: current research and perspectives for bioremediation of pesticides and heavy metals

A Alvarez, JM Saez, JSD Costa, VL Colin, MS Fuentes… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Actinobacteria exhibit cosmopolitan distribution since their members are widely distributed
in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. In the environment they play relevant ecological roles …

Human health implications of organic food and organic agriculture: a comprehensive review

A Mie, HR Andersen, S Gunnarsson, J Kahl… - Environmental …, 2017 - Springer
This review summarises existing evidence on the impact of organic food on human health. It
compares organic vs. conventional food production with respect to parameters important to …

Assessment of heavy metal pollution, spatial distribution and origin in agricultural soils along the Sinú River Basin, Colombia

J Marrugo-Negrete, J Pinedo-Hernández, S Díez - Environmental research, 2017 - Elsevier
The presence of metals in agricultural soils from anthropogenic activities such as mining and
agricultural use of metals and metal-containing compounds is a potential threat for human …

Transfer of heavy metals through terrestrial food webs: a review

JE Gall, RS Boyd, N Rajakaruna - Environmental monitoring and …, 2015 - Springer
Heavy metals are released into the environment by both anthropogenic and natural sources.
Highly reactive and often toxic at low concentrations, they may enter soils and groundwater …