Heavy metals and pesticides toxicity in agricultural soil and plants: Ecological risks and human health implications

A Alengebawy, ST Abdelkhalek, SR Qureshi, MQ Wang - Toxics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Environmental problems have always received immense attention from scientists. Toxicants
pollution is a critical environmental concern that has posed serious threats to human health …

A critical review on the interactions of microplastics with heavy metals: Mechanism and their combined effect on organisms and humans

Y Cao, M Zhao, X Ma, Y Song, S Zuo, H Li… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although individual toxicity of microplastics (MPs) to organism has been widely studied,
limited knowledge is available on the interactions between heavy metals and MPs, as well …

Do pesticides promote or hinder sustainability in agriculture? The challenge of sustainable use of pesticides in modern agriculture

M Lykogianni, E Bempelou, F Karamaouna… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sustainable agriculture aims to meet the food needs of the growing world population while
ensuring minimal impact on the environment and humans as well as productivity. Although …

Bioremediation of co-contaminated soil with heavy metals and pesticides: Influence factors, mechanisms and evaluation methods

H Zhang, X Yuan, T **ong, H Wang, L Jiang - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil co-contaminated with heavy metals and pesticides has caused large global
environmental issues. The interaction of heavy metals and pesticides make the …

[HTML][HTML] Earthworms as candidates for remediation of potentially toxic elements contaminated soils and mitigating the environmental and human health risks: A review

R **ao, A Ali, Y Xu, H Abdelrahman, R Li, Y Lin… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global concerns towards potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are steadily increasing due to the
significant threats that PTEs pose to human health and environmental quality. This calls for …

[HTML][HTML] Cocktails of pesticide residues in conventional and organic farming systems in Europe–Legacy of the past and turning point for the future

V Geissen, V Silva, EH Lwanga, N Beriot… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Considering that pesticides have been used in Europe for over 70 years, a system for
monitoring pesticide residues in EU soils and their effects on soil health is long overdue. In …

A critical review on toxicity of cobalt and its bioremediation strategies

S Mahey, R Kumar, M Sharma, V Kumar… - SN Applied Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Accumulation of heavy metals especially cobalt (Co) in agricultural fields and water bodies
due to natural as well as anthropogenic factors is major concern. Although it is an important …

Oxidative stress, growth inhibition, and DNA damage in earthworms induced by the combined pollution of typical neonicotinoid insecticides and heavy metals

X Yan, J Wang, L Zhu, J Wang, S Li, YM Kim - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metals pollution of soil and widespread application of neonicotinoid insecticides have
caused environmental problems worldwide. To evaluate ecological toxicity resulting from the …

Insights into the mechanisms underlying the remediation potential of earthworms in contaminated soil: A critical review of research progress and prospects

A Zeb, S Li, J Wu, J Lian, W Liu, Y Sun - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, soil pollution is a major global concern drawing worldwide attention.
Earthworms can resist high concentrations of soil pollutants and play a vital role in removing …

Insecticidal Efficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae Derived Chemical Constituents against Disease-Vector Mosquitoes

P Vivekanandhan, K Swathy, AC Murugan… - Journal of fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Insecticides can cause significant harm to both terrestrial and aquatic environments. The
new insecticides derived from microbial sources are a good option with no environmental …