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 …

Trace elements (TEs) are deposited to soils mainly due to anthropogenic activities and pose
a significant threat to human health. In this review we aimed at (a) discussing the …

Floating treatment wetlands (FTWs) are increasingly gaining popularity due to a set of
valuable features like wastewater remediation under varied conditions, ecosystem quality …

Throughout the world, urban agriculture supplies fresh local vegetables to city populations.
However, the increasing anthropogenic uses of metal-containing nanoparticles (NPs) such …

Constructed wetlands (CWs) have been successfully used for treating various wastewaters
for decades and have been identified as a sustainable wastewater management option …

This paper reviews the factors affecting trace metal behaviour in estuarine and riverine
floodplain soils and sediments. Spatial occurrence of processes affecting metal mobility and …

Cadmium (Cd) is an inorganic mineral in the earth's crust. Cadmium entry into the
environment occurs through geogenic and anthropogenic sources. Industrial activities …

Phytoremediation, a plant based green technology, has received increasing attention after
the discovery of hyperaccumulating plants which are able to accumulate, translocate, and …

The present study investigated the levels of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn in the
seagrasses Posidonia oceanica and Cymodocea nodosa, and in the wetland macrophytes …

Wastewater treatment in constructed wetlands is a biotechnological process which has been
used for more than five decades for wastewater treatment. It is generally agreed that plants …