Over the last several decades, extensive and inefficient use of contemporary technologies
has resulted in substantial environmental pollution, predominantly caused by potentially …

Food production in areas contaminated with heavy metals is associated with health risks
because of their adverse effects on food safety and marketability, and on crop growth and …

Soil-bound heavy metals are of great concern for human health due to the potential
exposure via food chain transfer. In the present study, the occurrence, the bioavailability and …

Human activities emit large amounts of metals into the atmosphere, and which migrate or
settle with atmospheric activities, thus entering the ecosystem. Atmospheric metals can be …

The frequency and duration of flooding events is increasing due to land-use changes
increasing run-off of precipitation, and climate change causing more intense rainfall events …

Heavy metals found in construction waste can enter soil and water bodies through surface
runoff and leachate, where they represent an environmental hazard. In this study, we …

Abstract Effect of irrigation with treated municipal wastewater on the accumulation of heavy
metals in soils and food crops and potential health risks to human via consumption of these …

Vegetables constitute essential diet components by contributing carbohydrates, proteins,
vitamins, iron, calcium and other nutrients that are in short supply. The present study was …

In China, greenhouse agriculture, which provides abundant vegetable products for human
consumption, has been rapidly developed in recent decades. Heavy metal accumulation in …

Veterinary antibiotics can be released to environment by the animals' excretions, which
thereby poses human health and ecological risks. Six antibiotics (tetracycline …