Heavy metals is a collective term describing metals and metalloids with a density higher
than 5 g/cm3. Some of them are essential micronutrients; others do not play a positive role in …

Arsenic pollution and its allied impacts on health are widely reported and have gained
global attention in the last few decades. Although the natural distribution of arsenic is limited …

More than 2.5 billion people on the globe rely on groundwater for drinking and providing
high-quality drinking water has become one of the major challenges of human society …

Food production in areas contaminated with heavy metals is associated with health risks
because of their adverse effects on food safety and marketability, and on crop growth and …

Most of the heavy metals (HMs), and metals/metalloids are released into the nature either by
natural phenomenon or anthropogenic activities. Being sessile organisms, plants are …

The contamination of soil by heavy metals and metalloids is a worldwide problem due to the
accumulation of these compounds in the environment, endangering human health, plants …

Arsenic is a toxic metalloid for both animals and plants. The signaling molecule melatonin
can enhance abiotic stress tolerance, but the effects of As and melatonin on tea plants and …

The groundwater contamination with arsenic and fluoride has threatened the well-being of a
vast number of people worldwide. Countries of South-East Asia, including Bangladesh …

Arsenic, a group 1 carcinogen for humans, is abundant as compared to other trace elements
in the environment and is present mainly in the Earth's crust and soil. The arsenic …

Abstract The Arsenic (As) load on the environment has increased immensely due to large-
scale industrial and agricultural uses of As in several synthetic products, such as fertilizers …