Phytoremediation technology and food security impacts of heavy metal contaminated soils: A review of literature

PO Oladoye, OM Olowe, MD Asemoloye - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal accumulation in soil and water is one of major problems caused by inorganic
contaminants. Their presence in agricultural soils in high quantities have impacted the food …

A review on nanotechnological application of magnetic iron oxides for heavy metal removal

R Bhateria, R Singh - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
With increasing trend in industrialization, heavy metals possess a great threat to the
environment due to their discharge in water and wastewater above permissible limits. Heavy …

Heavy metal toxicity and the environment

PB Tchounwou, CG Yedjou, AK Patlolla… - Molecular, clinical and …, 2012 - Springer
Heavy metals are naturally occurring elements that have a high atomic weight and a density
at least five times greater than that of water. Their multiple industrial, domestic, agricultural …

[PDF][PDF] Human exposure to heavy metals: toxicity mechanisms and health implications

FO Ohiagu, PC Chikezie, CC Ahaneku… - Mater. Sci …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Human exposure to heavy metals is inevitable as heavy metals are continually present in
air, water and food. Anthropogenic and industrial activities have rapidly increased the level …

N-acetylcysteine for antioxidant therapy: pharmacology and clinical utility

S Dodd, O Dean, DL Copolov, GS Malhi… - Expert opinion on …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Glutathione is an endogenous antioxidant and has a ubiquitous role in many of
the body's defences. Treatment with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has been shown to increase …

Metal and metal (loids) removal efficiency using genetically engineered microbes: Applications and challenges

P Sharma, R Sirohi, YW Tong, SH Kim… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The environment is being polluted in different many with metal and metalloid pollution,
mostly due to anthropogenic activity, which is directly affecting human and environmental …

Chlorogenic acid inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma in vitro and in vivo

Y Yan, N Liu, N Hou, L Dong, J Li - The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Curative treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is poor. There is an
urgent need to develop more effective strategies for the chemoprevention of HCC …

[HTML][HTML] Degradation of hydrocarbons and heavy metal reduction by marine bacteria in highly contaminated sediments

F Dell'Anno, C Brunet, LJ van Zyl, M Trindade… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Investigations on the ability of bacteria to enhance removal of hydrocarbons and reduce
heavy metal toxicity in sediments are necessary to design more effective bioremediation …

Arsenic and heavy metal (cadmium, lead, mercury and nickel) contamination in plant-based foods

S Hussain, Z Rengel, M Qaswar, M Amir… - Plant and Human Health …, 2019 - Springer
Plant-based foods satisfy more than 70% of the human energy and nutrition requirements.
However, such foods may be contaminated by heavy metal (loid) s. The dietary exposure to …

Cellular alterations in midgut cells of honey bee workers (Apis millefera L.) exposed to sublethal concentrations of CdO or PbO nanoparticles or their binary mixture

K Dabour, Y Al Naggar, S Masry, E Naiem… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Beside many beneficial applications in industry, agriculture and medicine, nanoparticles
(NPs) released into the environment might cause adverse effects. In the present study …