Heavy metal pollution from gold mines: environmental effects and bacterial strategies for resistance

MO Fashola, VM Ngole-Jeme, OO Babalola - International journal of …, 2016‏ - mdpi.com
Mining activities can lead to the generation of large quantities of heavy metal laden wastes
which are released in an uncontrolled manner, causing widespread contamination of the …

Agroecological responses of heavy metal pollution with special emphasis on soil health and plant performances

V Srivastava, A Sarkar, S Singh, P Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2017‏ - frontiersin.org
With modern day urbanization and industrialization, heavy metal (HM) contamination has
become a prime concern for today's society. The impacts of metal contamination on …

Meta-analysis of heavy metal effects on soil enzyme activities

H Aponte, P Meli, B Butler, J Paolini, F Matus… - Science of the Total …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Enzyme activities (EAs) respond to contamination in several ways depending on the
chemical form and content of heavy metals and metalloids (HMs) and their interactions with …

Heavy metal polluted soils: effect on plants and bioremediation methods

GU Chibuike, SC Obiora - Applied and environmental soil …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Soils polluted with heavy metals have become common across the globe due to increase in
geologic and anthropogenic activities. Plants growing on these soils show a reduction in …

Heavy metals and soil microbes

N Abdu, AA Abdullahi, A Abdulkadir - Environmental chemistry letters, 2017‏ - Springer
Heavy metal pollution is a global issue due to health risks associated with metal
contamination. Although many metals are essential for life, they can be harmful to man …

Reuse of poor-quality water for sustainable crop production in the changing scenario of climate

ML Dotaniya, VD Meena, JK Saha, CK Dotaniya… - Environment …, 2023‏ - Springer
The availability of freshwater is limited for agriculture systems across the globe. A fast-
growing population demands need to enhance the food grain production from a limited …

Improvement of the Cu and Cd phytostabilization efficiency of perennial ryegrass through the inoculation of three metal-resistant PGPR strains

T Ke, G Guo, J Liu, C Zhang, Y Tao, P Wang, Y Xu… - Environmental …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
To explore a novel strategy for the remediation of soils polluted with Cu and Cd, three strains
of plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) isolated from contaminated mines and two …

A review of heavy metals accumulation pathways, sources and management in soils

M Jayakumar, U Surendran, P Raja, A Kumar… - Arabian Journal of …, 2021‏ - Springer
One of the foremost issues for the current society is heavy metal pollution which is caused
owing to recent extraordinary urbanization and industrialization. The impact of metal …

[HTML][HTML] Micro and vermicompost assisted remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils using phytoextractors

SA Aransiola, IUJ Josiah, OP Abioye, JD Bala… - Case Studies in …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Heavy metals (HMs) contamination is a serious environmental concern in different parts of
the world. In this study, two indigenous phytoextractors, Sida acuta and Melissa officinalis L …

Field-scale studies on the change of soil microbial community structure and functions after stabilization at a chromium-contaminated site

D Li, G Li, D Zhang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Various remediation strategies have been developed to eliminate soil chromium (Cr)
contamination which challenges the ecosystem and human health, and chemical …