Field crops for phytoremediation of metal-contaminated land. A review

T Vamerali, M Bandiera, G Mosca - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2010 - Springer
The use of higher plants to remediate contaminated land is known as phytoremediation, a
term coined 15 years ago. Among green technologies addressed to metal pollution …

Recent findings on the phytoremediation of soils contaminated with environmentally toxic heavy metals and metalloids such as zinc, cadmium, lead, and arsenic

I Alkorta, J Hernández-Allica, JM Becerril… - Reviews in …, 2004 - Springer
Due to their immutable nature, metals are a group of pollutants of much concern. As a result
of human activities such as mining and smelting of metalliferous ores, electroplating, gas …

The fate of heavy metals during combustion and gasification of contaminated biomass—a brief review

A Nzihou, B Stanmore - Journal of hazardous materials, 2013 - Elsevier
The literature on the presence of heavy metals in contaminated wastes is reviewed. Various
categories of materials produced from domestic and industrial activities are included, but …

Biofuel production using thermochemical conversion of heavy metal-contaminated biomass (HMCB) harvested from phytoextraction process

W Dastyar, A Raheem, J He, M Zhao - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, bioenergy production from heavy metal-contaminated
biomasses (HMCBs) has been drawing increasing attention from scientists in diverse …

Phytoextraction of metals from a multiply contaminated soil by Indian mustard

MF Quartacci, A Argilla, AJM Baker, F Navari-Izzo - Chemosphere, 2006 - Elsevier
The effects of nitrilotriacetate (NTA) and citric acid applications on metal extractability from a
multiply metal-contaminated soil, as well as on their uptake and accumulation by Indian …

The effects of spent engine oil on soil properties and growth of maize (Zea mays L.)

BO Okonokhua, B Ikhajiagbe, GO Anoliefo… - Journal of Applied …, 2007 - ajol.info
The effect of spent engine oil (SEO) on soil properties and growth of maize (Zea mays L.)
was investigated. Five treatments (0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8 l/kg) of the spent oil were applied …

Source apportionment and risk assessment of soil heavy metals around a key drinking water source area in northern China: multivariate statistical analysis approach

X Cao, W Li, S Song, C Wang, K Khan - Environmental Geochemistry and …, 2023 - Springer
With the intensive urbanization and industrialization in recent years, lots of products
containing heavy metals (HMs) have brought in severe environment problems. Yuqiao …

Whole grains: benefits and challenges

JM Jones, J Engleson - Annual review of food science and …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Inclusion of whole grains (WG) in the diet is recommended in dietary guidance around the
world because of their associations with increased health and reduced risk of chronic …

Effects of supplemental ultraviolet-B and cadmium on growth, antioxidants and yield of Pisum sativum L.

SB Agrawal, S Mishra - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2009 - Elsevier
The impact of supplemental UV-B irradiation (sUV-B) and cadmium (Cd, 68μmolkg− 1soil)
singly and in combination was studied on growth, pigments, enzymatic and non-enzymatic …

Impact of heavy metal toxicity on plant growth, symbiosis, seed yield and nitrogen and metal uptake in chickpea

PA Wani, MS Khan, A Zaidi - Australian Journal of Experimental …, 2007 - CSIRO Publishing
Experiments were conducted to investigate the phytotoxic effects of heavy metals on
chickpea, grown in unsterilised soils. Cadmium at 23 mg/kg soil, when used alone or in …