Food security is a high-priority issue for sustainable global development both quantitatively
and qualitatively. In recent decades, adverse effects of unexpected contaminants on crop …

Cadmium (Cd) contamination in paddy fields is a serious health concern because of its high
toxicity and widespread pollution. Recently, much progress has been made in elucidating …

Rice is a worldwide staple food and heavy metal contamination is often reported in rice
production. Heavy metal can originate from natural sources or be present through …

Wastewater generated from urban agglomerations in India is estimated to be 26.4 km 3
annually and 28% of it is treated. This has a potential to irrigate about 2.1 million-ha …

Phytoextraction is an emerging cost effective remediation technology that uses plants to
remove metals from contaminated soils. Pot experiments were conducted to compare the …

Rice is the leading staple food for more than half of the world's population, and
approximately 160 million hectares of agricultural area worldwide are under rice cultivation …

The leaking from underground storage and surface spills of various hydrocarbon sources
has caused the hazardous subsurface contamination. The toxic compounds of chemicals …

Urban forests play a vital role in terms of environmental quality related to particulate matter
(PM) and studies on this area are increasing. This review discusses how urban forests …

The present study was performed at a heavy-traffic affected soil to examine the efficacy of
bioaccumulation and translocation potentials of heavy metals by the naturally growing weed …

Heavy metals known to be accumulated in plants adversely affect human health. This study
aims to assess the effects of agrochemicals especially chemical fertilizers applied in paddy …