The content, behaviour and significance of heavy metals in composted waste materials is
important from two potentially conflicting aspects of environmental legislation in terms of:(a) …

The production and application of compost potentially contaminate the environment with
heavy metals. The heavy metal contents of composts must be exactly determined. Therefore …

Heavy metals (HMs) may cause deleterious effects on human health due to the ingestion of
food grain grown in contaminated soils. Concentrations of HMs (Hg, As, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn …

This article presents information related to accumulation of heavy metals in vegetables
grown in an industrial area in relation to soil. Contamination of the biosphere by heavy …

Yucheng City is located in northwestern Shandong Province, China, and is situated on the
Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, the largest alluvial plain in China. In this study, 86 surface soil …

Crops grown in heavy metal contaminated soils are an important avenue for these toxic
pollutants entering the human food chain. Information on how crops respond to soil …

ABSTRACT A growth room experiment was conducted to evaluate the bioavailability of Cu,
Mn, Zn, Ca, Fe, K, Mg, P, S, As, B, Cd, Co, Cr, Hg, Mo, Na, Ni, Pb, and Se from a sandy loam …

Fermentation of ethanol as a product of sugarcane agro-industry causes the discharge of
large amounts of a liquid waste called vinasse into the environment. In this study, co …

Concentrations of Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, Cr and Ni in soybean (Glycine max L.) grown near the
Dabaoshan Mine were investigated, and their potential risk to the health of inhabitants was …

A field plots experiment was carried out to assess the effects of repeated application of
municipal solid waste compost in comparison to farmyard manure on the accumulation and …