Phytoremediation of heavy metals: mechanisms, methods and enhancements

S Muthusaravanan, N Sivarajasekar, JS Vivek… - Environmental chemistry …, 2018 - Springer
Polluted soil and water impact the quality of food and nutrients of human and animal biota.
Soil and water are mainly polluted by effluent discharges from industries, which are broadly …

Chromium stress in plants: toxicity, tolerance and phytoremediation

D Srivastava, M Tiwari, P Dutta, P Singh, K Chawda… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Extensive industrial activities resulted in an increase in chromium (Cr) contamination in the
environment. The toxicity of Cr severely affects plant growth and development. Cr is also …

Chemical and microbial remediation of hexavalent chromium from contaminated soil and mining/metallurgical solid waste: a review

B Dhal, HN Thatoi, NN Das, BD Pandey - Journal of hazardous materials, 2013 - Elsevier
Chromium is a highly toxic non-essential metal for microorganisms and plants, and its
occurrence is rare in nature. Lower to higher chromium containing effluents and solid wastes …

Chromium toxicity and tolerance in plants

HP Singh, P Mahajan, S Kaur, DR Batish… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2013 - Springer
Chromium (Cr) is the second most common metal contaminant in ground water, soil, and
sediments due to its wide industrial application, hence posing a serious environmental …

Lead heavy metal toxicity induced changes on growth and antioxidative enzymes level in water hyacinths [Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.)]

S Malar, S Shivendra Vikram, P JC Favas, V Perumal - Botanical studies, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Lead (Pb) heavy metal pollution in water bodies is one of the serious
problems across the world. This study was designed to find out the effect of Pb toxicity on …

[HTML][HTML] Phytostabilization and rhizofiltration of toxic heavy metals by heavy metal accumulator plants for sustainable management of contaminated industrial sites: A …

P Bakshe, R Jugade - Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
The urban environment is a source and a carrier of heavy metals due to industrial waste.
The establishment of industries and the emission of contaminants are not real problems; the …

Progress in phytoremediation of chromium from the environment

L Han, H Gu, W Lu, H Li, W Peng, NL Ma, SS Lam… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
As chromium (Cr) in ecosystems affects human health through food chain exposure,
phytoremediation is an environmentally friendly and efficient way to reduce chromium …

Accumulation efficiency, genotoxicity and antioxidant defense mechanisms in medicinal plant Acalypha indica L. under lead stress

P Venkatachalam, N Jayalakshmi, N Geetha, SV Sahi… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study was designed to assess the physiological and biochemical changes in
roots and shoots of the herb Acalypha indica grown under hydroponic conditions during …

Chromium (VI) induces toxicity at different photosynthetic levels in pea

E Rodriguez, C Santos, R Azevedo… - Plant Physiology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
In order to comprehensively characterize the effects of Cr (VI) on the photosynthetic
performance of Pisum sativum, plants irrigated with Cr solutions (ranging from 20 to 2000 …

Biochar mediated-alleviation of chromium stress and growth improvement of different maize cultivars in tannery polluted soils

MA Bashir, X Wang, M Naveed, A Mustafa… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Soil pollution with heavy metal is a serious problem across the globe and is on the rise due
to the current intensification of chemical industry. The leather industry is one of them …