Bioavailability of heavy metals in soils: definitions and practical implementation—a critical review

RY Kim, JK Yoon, TS Kim, JE Yang, G Owens… - … geochemistry and health, 2015 - Springer
Worldwide regulatory frameworks for the assessment and remediation of contaminated soils
have moved towards a risk-based approach, taking contaminant bioavailability into …

Managing cadmium in agricultural systems

MJ McLaughlin, E Smolders, FJ Zhao, C Grant… - Advances in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) is a naturally occurring element present in all soils from both geogenic and
anthropogenic sources. The primary risk pathway to humans is exposure through dietary …

Effects of the increases in soil pH and pH buffering capacity induced by crop residue biochars on available Cd contents in acidic paddy soils

H Lu, K Li, JN Nkoh, X He, Z Hong, R Xu - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
To explore the effects of the increases in pH and pH buffering capacity (pHBC) induced by
crop residue biochars on the changes in soil available Cd content, six acidic paddy soils …

Concentration of cadmium in cacao beans and its relationship with soil cadmium in southern Ecuador

E Chavez, ZL He, PJ Stoffella, RS Mylavarapu… - Science of the total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) content in cacao beans above a critical level (0.6 mg kg− 1) has raised
concerns in the consumption of cacao-based chocolate. Little is available regarding Cd …

Partitioning of metals (Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn) in soils: concepts, methodologies, prediction and applications–a review

F Degryse, E Smolders… - European Journal of Soil …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Prediction of the fate of metals in soil requires knowledge of their solid–liquid partitioning.
This paper reviews analytical methods and models for measuring or predicting the solid …

Effect of soil organic matter, soil pH, and moisture content on solubility and dissolution rate of CuO NPs in soil

X Gao, SM Rodrigues, E Spielman-Sun… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
The objectives of this research were to quantify the impact of organic matter content, soil pH
and moisture content on the dissolution rate and solubility of copper oxide nanoparticles …

Silicon reduces cadmium accumulation by suppressing expression of transporter genes involved in cadmium uptake and translocation in rice

JF Shao, J Che, N Yamaji, RF Shen… - Journal of Experimental …, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Silicon (Si) alleviates cadmium (Cd) toxicity and accumulation in a number of plant
species, but the exact molecular mechanisms responsible for this effect are still poorly …

Future trends in soil cadmium concentration under current cadmium fluxes to European agricultural soils

L Six, E Smolders - Science of the Total Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
The gradual increase of soil cadmium concentrations in European soils during the 20th
century has prompted environmental legislation to limit soil cadmium (Cd) accumulation …

Phytoavailability assessment of heavy metals in soils by single extractions and accumulation by Phaseolus vulgaris

E Meers, R Samson, FMG Tack, A Ruttens… - … and experimental botany, 2007 - Elsevier
In Western Europe, policy makers are currently moving towards a more integrated risk-
based approach of soil contamination assessment. As part of this approach, selective single …

Prediction of cadmium uptake by brown rice and derivation of soil–plant transfer models to improve soil protection guidelines

P Römkens, HY Guo, CL Chu, TS Liu, CF Chiang… - Environmental …, 2009 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) levels in paddy fields across Taiwan have increased due to emission from
industry. To ensure the production of rice that meets food quality standards, predictive …