Arsenic and cadmium accumulation in rice and mitigation strategies

FJ Zhao, P Wang - Plant and Soil, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) are two toxic elements that have a
relatively high risk of transfer from paddy soil to rice grain. Rice is a major dietary source of …

Hazardous heavy metals contamination of vegetables and food chain: Role of sustainable remediation approaches-A review

S Kumar, S Prasad, KK Yadav, M Shrivastava… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
This review emphasizes the role of toxic metal remediation approaches due to their broad
sustainability and applicability. The rapid developmental processes can incorporate a large …

Algae as nutritional and functional food sources: revisiting our understanding

ML Wells, P Potin, JS Craigie, JA Raven… - Journal of applied …, 2017 - Springer
Global demand for macroalgal and microalgal foods is growing, and algae are increasingly
being consumed for functional benefits beyond the traditional considerations of nutrition and …

[HTML][HTML] Arsenic bioaccumulation and biotransformation in aquatic organisms

W Zhang, AJ Miao, NX Wang, C Li, J Sha, J Jia… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Arsenic exists universally in freshwater and marine environments, threatening the survival of
aquatic organisms and human health. To elucidate arsenic bioaccumulation and …

Toxic heavy metal and metalloid accumulation in crop plants and foods

S Clemens, JF Ma - Annual review of plant biology, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury are toxic elements that are almost ubiquitously present
at low levels in the environment because of anthropogenic influences. Dietary intake of plant …

Distribution of arsenic resistance genes in prokaryotes

I Ben Fekih, C Zhang, YP Li, Y Zhao… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Arsenic is a metalloid that occurs naturally in aquatic and terrestrial environments. The high
toxicity of arsenic derivatives converts this element in a serious problem of public health …

[HTML][HTML] Pathways of arsenic uptake and efflux

LD Garbinski, BP Rosen, J Chen - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
Arsenic is a non-essential, environmentally ubiquitous toxic metalloid. In response to this
pervasive environmental challenge, organisms evolved mechanisms to confer resistance to …

Linking genes to microbial biogeochemical cycling: lessons from arsenic

YG Zhu, XM Xue, A Kappler, BP Rosen… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
The biotransformation of arsenic is highly relevant to the arsenic biogeochemical cycle.
Identification of the molecular details of microbial pathways of arsenic biotransformation …

Unraveling the Underlying Heavy Metal Detoxification Mechanisms of Bacillus Species

BS Alotaibi, M Khan, S Shamim - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
The rise of anthropogenic activities has resulted in the increasing release of various
contaminants into the environment, jeopardizing fragile ecosystems in the process. Heavy …

Arsenic transport and interaction with plant metabolism: Clues for improving agricultural productivity and food safety

J Zhang, A Hamza, Z **e, S Hussain, M Brestic… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) is a ubiquitous metalloid that is highly toxic to all living organisms. When grown
in As-contaminated soils, plants may accumulate significant amounts of As in the grains or …