Heavy metals and pesticides toxicity in agricultural soil and plants: Ecological risks and human health implications

A Alengebawy, ST Abdelkhalek, SR Qureshi, MQ Wang - Toxics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Environmental problems have always received immense attention from scientists. Toxicants
pollution is a critical environmental concern that has posed serious threats to human health …

Organophosphate pesticides an emerging environmental contaminant: Pollution, toxicity, bioremediation progress, and remaining challenges

H Mali, C Shah, BH Raghunandan, AS Prajapati… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organophosphates (OPs) are an integral part of modern agriculture; however, due to
overexploitation, OPs pesticides residues are leaching and accumulating in the soil, and …

Toxicity, monitoring and biodegradation of organophosphate pesticides: a review

GK Sidhu, S Singh, V Kumar, DS Dhanjal… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Organophosphates are one of the major constituent of herbicides, pesticides, insecticides
and nerve gas. Azinophos-methyl, chlorpyrifos, diazinon, fonofos and disulfoton are well …

Pesticide-induced oxidative stress and antioxidant responses in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) seedlings

SK Shakir, S Irfan, B Akhtar, SU Rehman, MK Daud… - Ecotoxicology, 2018 - Springer
Excessive use of pesticides can adversely affect the growth of non-target host plants in
different ways. Pesticide-induced stress can affect non-target plants through elevated levels …

Selective effect of pesticides on plant—A review

T Parween, S Jan, S Mahmooduzzafar… - Critical reviews in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This review represents systematic and integrated picture of pesticide exposure to plant and
its effect on growth and metabolism. Decades ago, agrochemicals were introduced aiming at …

Comprehensive metabolome and growth effects of thiamethoxam uptake and accumulation from soil on pak choi

L Li, S Yin, W Pan, F Wang, J Fan - Food chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Extensive use of the neonicotinoid thiamethoxam (TMX) results in its deposition in soil,
which can then be absorbed and translocated in vegetables. Here we analyzed the …

Effect of some commonly used pesticides on seed germination, biomass production and photosynthetic pigments in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)

SK Shakir, M Kanwal, W Murad, Z ur Rehman… - Ecotoxicology, 2016 - Springer
Pesticides are highly toxic substances. Their toxicity may not be absolutely specific to the
target organisms but can adversely affect different processes in the non-target host plants. In …

Effect of Chromium(VI) Toxicity on Enzymes of Nitrogen Metabolism in Clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.)

P Sangwan, V Kumar, UN Joshi - Enzyme research, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Heavy metals are the intrinsic component of the environment with both essential and
nonessential types. Their excessive levels pose a threat to plant growth and yield. Also …

Ecotoxicological relevance of nano-NiO and acetaminophen to Hordeum vulgare L.: combining standardized procedures and physiological endpoints

C Soares, S Branco-Neves, A de Sousa, R Pereira… - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
The present work aimed to assess the ecotoxicological relevance of acetaminophen (AC)
and nickel oxide nanomaterial (nano-NiO) to barley plants. Combining standard procedures …

The hidden effects of agrochemicals on plant metabolism and root-associated microorganisms

S Cesco, L Lucini, B Miras-Moreno, L Borruso… - Plant Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Agrochemicals are commonly used in agriculture to protect crops and ensure yields. Several
of them are mobile within the plant and, being perceived as xenobiotics regardless of their …