Copper (Cu) is an essential element for humans and plants when present in lesser amount,
while in excessive amounts it exerts detrimental effects. There subsists a narrow difference …

Radiostrontium is released to the environment from routine and accidental discharge and
acts on living organisms either from external sources or after absorption. When incorporated …

This study investigated the extent of heavy metal accumulation in leaf vegetables and
associated potential health risks in agricultural areas of the Pearl River Delta (PRD), South …

The transfer characteristics of Cd and Pb from soils to the edible parts of six vegetable
species were calculated from plant and corresponding surface soil samples collected from …

This paper reviews research on phytoremediation (2002–2021), particularly for the
estimation of plant efficiency and soil pollution indices, examining the extraction of metals …

Particles from channelled emissions of a battery recycling facility were size-segregated and
investigated to correlate their speciation and morphology with their transfer towards lettuce …

This study aimed to assess the transfer factor (TF) of heavy metals (HMs) from soil to
commonly consumed vegetables irrigated with different water sources. The field study …

In recent years, initiatives on critical loads of metals have resulted in the development of
models to predict critical, ie mobile or bioavailable, concentrations of potentially toxic …

Burullus lagoon is the second largest lake in Egypt. However, there has never been a
comprehensive survey which studied nineteen potentially toxic elements in sediments and …

This study investigated the distribution and accumulation of strontium (Sr) in the shoots and
roots of Euphorbia macroclada (EU), Verbascum cheiranthifolium (VR), and Astragalus …