Cation transporters/channels are key players in a wide range of physiological functions in
plants, including cell signaling, osmoregulation, plant nutrition and metal tolerance. The …

Simple Summary Freshwater ecosystems face various threats, especially in recent decades,
that pose unprecedented challenges to human health, water supply, agriculture, forestry …

Cell wall-polysaccharides play a crucial role in heavy metals binding, and hence, contribute
to heavy metal detoxication in plants. However, there is no data regarding the molecular …

Contamination by mercury (Hg) is a worldwide concern because of Hg toxicity and
biomagnification in aquatic food webs. Nevertheless, bioavailability and cellular toxicity …

Arsenic (As) is a non-essential element whose entry into rice grains is an issue of public
concern. The need, therefore, exists to understand the regulatory mechanisms of As …

Toxic metals such as cadmium (Cd) and mercury (Hg) represent a threat to photosynthetic
organisms of polluted aquatic ecosystems, and knowledge about mechanisms of toxicity is …

In this study, the uptake and sub-toxic effects of CuO nanoparticles (CuO-NPs), dissolved Cu
(II) alone or in combination with UV radiation on the aquatic macrophyte Elodea nuttallii …

Abandoned mines and mining activities constitute important sources of toxic metals and
Rare Earth Elements (REEs) affecting surrounding environmental compartments and biota …

The ability of submerged aquatic plants (Elodea canadensis, Myriophyllum spicatum,
Ceratophyllum demersum) and a natant plant (Eichhornia crassipes) to bioaccumulate …

Macrophytes are known to bioaccumulate metals, but a thorough understanding of tolerance
strategies and molecular impact of metals in aquatic plants is still lacking. The present study …