Anthropogenic activities pose a more significant threat to the environment than natural
phenomena by contaminating the environment with heavy metals. Cadmium (Cd), a highly …

Urban areas are growing worldwide and alter landscapes in a persistent fashion, thereby
affecting biodiversity and ecosystem services such as pollination in a little understood way …

Recent years have witnessed a gradual increase in the bioavailability and groundwater
leaching of toxic heavy metals (HMs) in the environment, driven mainly by anthropogenic …

The present study was carried out in Hayat Abad Industrial Estate located in Peshawar to
assess the levels of cadmium (Cd) that were present in the soil as well as the plant parts …

Due to a swift and continuous growth of the insect rearing industry during the last two
decades, there is a need for a better understanding of insect diseases (caused by insect …

The pervasiveness of human imprint on Earth is alarming and most animal species,
including bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), must cope with several stressors …

Honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) have been widely distributed around the world to serve as
pollinators for agriculture. They can encounter metal pollutants through various routes of …

Rehabilitation of heavy metals contaminated soils using association between legumes and
beneficial rhizospheric microorganisms such as plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPR) is …

Soil heavy metal contamination is often an unintended byproduct of historic land-use. This
contamination can negatively impact resident plants and their interactions with other …

Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic non-essential metal element that can enter the honey bee body
through air, water and soil. Currently, there is a lack of sufficient research on the effects of Cd …