Soil contamination with heavy metals is a global problem, and these metals can reach the
food chain through uptake by plants, endangering human health. Among the metal …

Background. Health risks arising from heavy metal pollution have attracted global attention.
As a result, many studies on the accumulation of heavy metals in soil-plant systems have …

Synthesis of ferrofluid without the addition of stabilizing agents or surfactants is an
innovation of new method for microplastic removal. This study focuses on the ability of …

Maize is the third important cereal crop after wheat and rice, especially in Egyptian villages.
It is used in baking as a substitution component in wheat products and a main component in …

Abstract The Ferronikel smelter in Drenas is one of the main industrial areas in the Kosovo
and pollution by heavy metals causes serious threat for all living organisms on this area. The …

Metals can accumulate in different parts of plant species in high concentrations, which gives
the basis for the plant-based technology called phytoremediation. Among annual species …

The study evaluated the health risk of metals in commonly consumed staple foods from
Lagos and Ogun states, southwestern Nigeria. One hundred and thirty-three food samples …

Heavy metals are serious environmental threats that, after accumulation inside edible
organs of the food crops and following consumption, pose major human health problems …

This study assessed the contamination and human health risks of metals in selected fruits
and vegetables from Abeokuta, Southwestern Nigeria. Sixty samples from selected markets …

Heavy metal toxicity in industrial polluted area is imparting serious consequences on crops.
Two Pb-tolerant bacteria were isolated from maize growing in a dum** site of Attock Oil …