A critical review of selenium biogeochemical behavior in soil-plant system with an inference to human health

M Shahid, NK Niazi, S Khalid, B Murtaza, I Bibi… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for humans and animals, although controversial
for different plant species. There exists a narrow line between essential, beneficial and toxic …

Selenium biofortification and interaction with other elements in plants: a review

X Zhou, J Yang, HJ Kronzucker, W Shi - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Selenium (Se) is an essential element for humans and animals and its deficiency in the diet
is a global problem. Crop plants are the main source of Se for consumers. Therefore, there is …

A critical review of mercury speciation, bioavailability, toxicity and detoxification in soil-plant environment: Ecotoxicology and health risk assessment

M Shahid, S Khalid, I Bibi, J Bundschuh… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Environmental contamination by a non-essential and non-beneficial, although potentially
toxic mercury (Hg), is becoming a great threat to the living organisms at a global scale …

Critical review on biogeochemical dynamics of mercury (Hg) and its abatement strategies

AD Singh, K Khanna, J Kour, S Dhiman, T Bhardwaj… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is among the naturally occurring heavy metal with elemental, organic, and
inorganic distributions in the environment. Being considered a global pollutant, high pools of …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in understanding and measurement of mercury in the environment: Terrestrial Hg cycling

K Bishop, JB Shanley, A Riscassi, HA de Wit… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
This review documents recent advances in terrestrial mercury cycling. Terrestrial mercury
(Hg) research has matured in some areas, and is develo** rapidly in others. We …

Selenium forms and methods of application differentially modulate plant growth, photosynthesis, stress tolerance, selenium content and speciation in Oryza sativa L.

H Yin, Z Qi, M Li, GJ Ahammed, X Chu… - … and environmental safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Selenium (Se) is an essential microelement for humans and a beneficial element for plants.
Recently, biofortification with Se has emerged as a key strategy to increase crop Se content …

Application of inorganic selenium to reduce accumulation and toxicity of heavy metals (metalloids) in plants: The main mechanisms, concerns, and risks

RW Feng, PP Zhao, YM Zhu, JG Yang, XQ Wei… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic activities such as mining, industrialization and subsequent emission of
industrial waste, and agricultural practices have led to an increase in the accumulation of …

A retrospection on mercury contamination, bioaccumulation, and toxicity in diverse environments: current insights and future prospects

V Kumar, M Umesh, MK Shanmugam, P Chakraborty… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Owing to various industrial applications of mercury (Hg), its release into the environment at
high concentration is becoming a great threat to living organisms on a global scale. Human …

Selenium and nano-selenium biofortification for human health: Opportunities and challenges

H El-Ramady, SED Faizy, N Abdalla, H Taha… - Soil Systems, 2020 - mdpi.com
Selenium is an essential micronutrient required for the health of humans and lower plants,
but its importance for higher plants is still being investigated. The biological functions of Se …

Differential growth, nutrition, physiology, and gene expression in Melissa officinalis mediated by zinc oxide and elemental selenium nanoparticles

A Babajani, A Iranbakhsh, Z Oraghi Ardebili… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
Regarding the rapid progress in the production and consumption of nanobased products,
this research considered the behavior of Melissa officinalis toward zinc oxide nanoparticles …