Cadmium (Cd) is an unessential trace element in plants that is ubiquitous in the
environment. Anthropogenic activities such as disposal of urban refuse, smelting, mining …

Heavy metal accumulation in soil has been rapidly increased due to various natural
processes and anthropogenic (industrial) activities. As heavy metals are non-biodegradable …

Heavy metals (HMs) normally occur in nature and are rapidly released into ecosystems by
anthropogenic activities, leading to a series of threats to plant productivity as well as human …

The increasing generation of toxic heavy metals from smelting activities poses significant
threat to food safety, human health, and soil ecosystem, due to their unacceptable exposure …

Smelter emissions have brought serious heavy metal contamination. Comprehensive
surveys of spatial heavy metal and microorganism distribution in soils of smelters aera are …

Heavy metal pollution has become an issue of serious international concern. One of the
heavy metal cadmium (Cd) is known to be a widespread environmental contaminant and a …

Cadmium (Cd) is a non-essential highly toxic element that poses a potential health threat for
plants, humans, and animals at considerably smaller concentrations. Plants can uptake Cd …

Anthropologic activities have transformed global biogeochemical cycling of heavy metals by
emitting considerable quantities of these metals into the atmosphere from diverse sources …

Risks associated with dust hazards are often underappreciated, a gap between the
knowledge pool and public awareness that can be costly for impacted communities. This …

Toxic substances have a deleterious effect on biological systems if accrued in ecosystems
beyond their acceptable limit. A natural ecosystem can become contaminated due to the …