[HTML][HTML] Impact of heavy metals on the environment and human health: Novel therapeutic insights to counter the toxicity

S Mitra, AJ Chakraborty, AM Tareq, TB Emran… - Journal of King Saud …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metals are well-known environmental pollutants owing to their toxicity, longevity in
the atmosphere, and ability to accumulate in the human body via bioaccumulation. The …

Heavy metals and pesticides toxicity in agricultural soil and plants: Ecological risks and human health implications

A Alengebawy, ST Abdelkhalek, SR Qureshi, MQ Wang - Toxics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Environmental problems have always received immense attention from scientists. Toxicants
pollution is a critical environmental concern that has posed serious threats to human health …

Recent progress and prospects in catalytic water treatment

VI Parvulescu, F Epron, H Garcia, P Granger - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Presently, conventional technologies in water treatment are not efficient enough to
completely mineralize refractory water contaminants. In this context, the implementation of …

The soil pH and heavy metals revealed their impact on soil microbial community

M Naz, Z Dai, S Hussain, M Tariq, S Danish… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil microbial community is the main indicator having a crucial role in the remediation of
polluted soils. These microbes can alter soil pH, organic matter in soils (SOM), soil physic …

Clean-up of heavy metals from contaminated soil by phytoremediation: A multidisciplinary and eco-friendly approach

AK Priya, M Muruganandam, SS Ali, M Kornaros - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pollution from heavy metals is one of the significant environmental concerns facing the world
today. Human activities, such as mining, farming, and manufacturing plant operations, can …

[HTML][HTML] Plant growth-promoting bacteria in phytoremediation of metal-polluted soils: current knowledge and future directions

ARA Alves, Q Yin, RS Oliveira, EF Silva… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil metal contamination is a major concern due to the ever-rising number of areas afflicted
worldwide and the detrimental effects of metals to the environment and human health. Due …

Cadmium toxicity in plants: Recent progress on morpho-physiological effects and remediation strategies

U Zulfiqar, A Ayub, S Hussain, EA Waraich… - Journal of soil science …, 2022 - Springer
Cadmium (Cd) is one of the non-essential, highly toxic environmental pollutants worldwide
causing serious environmental and agricultural problems. Elevated Cd doses are …

Diagnosis of soil contamination using microbiological indices: A review on heavy metal pollution

J Tang, J Zhang, L Ren, Y Zhou, J Gao, L Luo… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Heavy metal contamination of soil has become a serious global issue because of their
persistence in the environment and the non-biodegradable nature leading to their …

A critical review on speciation, mobilization and toxicity of lead in soil-microbe-plant system and bioremediation strategies

A Kushwaha, N Hans, S Kumar, R Rani - Ecotoxicology and environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Lead accumulation in soils is of serious concern in agricultural production due to the harmful
effects on soil microflora, crop growth and food safety. In soil, speciation of lead greatly …

The uptake and bioaccumulation of heavy metals by food plants, their effects on plants nutrients, and associated health risk: a review

A Khan, S Khan, MA Khan, Z Qamar… - Environmental science and …, 2015 - Springer
Heavy metal contamination is a globally recognized environmental issue, threatening
human life very seriously. Increasing population and high demand for food resulted in …