Lead toxicity in plants: Impacts and remediation

U Zulfiqar, M Farooq, S Hussain, M Maqsood… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lead (Pb) is the second most toxic heavy metal after arsenic (As), which has no role in
biological systems. Pb toxicity causes a range of damages to plants from germination to …

Cadmium in rice: transport mechanisms, influencing factors, and minimizing measures

H Li, N Luo, YW Li, QY Cai, HY Li, CH Mo… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) accumulation in rice and its subsequent transfer to food chain is a major
environmental issue worldwide. Understanding of Cd transport processes and its …

From phytoremediation of soil contaminants to phytomanagement of ecosystem services in metal contaminated sites

A Burges, I Alkorta, L Epelde… - International journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Since the emergence of phytoremediation, much research has focused on its development
for (i) the removal of metals from soil and/or (ii) the reduction of metal bioavailability, mobility …

Heavy metal accumulation and signal transduction in herbaceous and woody plants: paving the way for enhancing phytoremediation efficiency

ZB Luo, J He, A Polle, H Rennenberg - Biotechnology Advances, 2016 - Elsevier
Heavy metal (HM)-accumulating herbaceous and woody plants are employed for
phytoremediation. To develop improved strategies for enhancing phytoremediation …

Perspectives of plant-associated microbes in heavy metal phytoremediation

M Rajkumar, S Sandhya, MNV Prasad, H Freitas - Biotechnology advances, 2012 - Elsevier
" Phytoremediation" know-how to do-how is rapidly expanding and is being commercialized
by harnessing the phyto-microbial diversity. This technology employs biodiversity to …

[HTML][HTML] Nickel, cadmium and lead phytotoxicity and potential of halophytic plants in heavy metal extraction

T Amari, T Ghnaya, C Abdelly - South African Journal of Botany, 2017 - Elsevier
Among heavy metals, nickel, cadmium and lead have received a particular attention not only
as potent hazards to human health but also given their constant increase in the environment …

Lead uptake, toxicity, and detoxification in plants

B Pourrut, M Shahid, C Dumat, P Winterton… - … and toxicology volume …, 2011 - Springer
Plants are the target of a wide range of pollutants that vary in concentration, speciation, and
toxicity. Such pollutants mainly enter the plant system through the soil (Arshad et al. 2008) or …

Halophytes have potential as heavy metal phytoremediators: A comprehensive review

PG Caparrós, M Ozturk, A Gul, TS Batool… - Environmental and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Halophytes are widely distributed worldwide and thrive in a wide range of environments
such as coastal salt marshes, dunes, saline depressions, and inland deserts. They are also …

Review of Pb availability and toxicity to plants in relation with metal speciation; role of synthetic and natural organic ligands

M Shahid, E Pinelli, C Dumat - Journal of hazardous materials, 2012 - Elsevier
Biogeochemical behavior of lead (Pb), a persistent hazardous pollutant of environmental
concern, strongly depends on its chemical speciation. Therefore, in this review, link between …

EDTA-enhanced phytoremediation of heavy metals: a review

M Shahid, A Austruy, G Echevarria… - Soil and Sediment …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The increase in heavy metal terrestrial ecosystems' contamination through anthropogenic
activities is a widespread and serious global problem due to their various environmental and …