The primary factors that restrict agricultural productivity and jeopardize human and food
safety are heavy metals (HMs), including arsenic, cadmium, lead, and aluminum, which …

Direct or indirect exposure to inorganic arsenic (iAs) in the forms of AsIII (arsenite) and AsV
(arsenate) through consumption of As-contaminated food materials and drinking water leads …

Nano-enabled strategies have emerged as promising alternatives to resolve heavy metals
(HMs) related harms in an eco-friendly manner. Here, we explored the potential of biogenic …

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces chronic food insecurity associated with soil degradation
and the peculiar aftermath of climate change and exacerbated by rising population and …

Background Rice is particularly effective, compared to other cereals, at accumulating arsenic
(As), a nonthreshold, class 1 human carcinogen in shoot and grain. Nano-zinc oxide is …

Arsenic (As) accumulation catastrophically disturbs the stability of agricultural systems and
human health. Rice easily accumulates a high amount of As from agriculture fields as …

Heavy metal and arsenic (HM-As) contamination at the soil–food crop interface is a threat to
food security/safety and public health worldwide. The potential ecotoxicological effects of …

Heavy metals (HMs) contamination in agricultural soils is a major concern for global food
safety and human health. Although, various in-situ and ex-situ remediation methods have …

The excessive arsenic (As) accumulation in plant tissues enforced toxic impacts on growth
indices. So, the utilization of As-contaminated food leads to risks associated with human …

Eco-toxicological estimation of cadmium induced damages by morpho-physiological and
cellular response could be an insightful strategy to alleviate negative impact of Cd in …