Pakistan is one of the most water-polluted country in the South Asia Region. Drinking water
is contaminated with microbial and toxic metals throughout Pakistan. The values of different …

Nickel (Ni) contamination poses a serious environmental concern, particularly in develo**
countries: where, anthropogenic activities significantly contributes to Ni accumulations in …

Health implications to the population due to the consumption of contaminated vegetables
has been a great concern all over the world. In this study, the levels of heavy metals (Cr, Cd …

This study determined the heavy metals (HMs) accumulation in different vegetables in
different seasons and attributed a serious health hazard to human adults due to the …

High levels of metal (oid) s in soil or food pose a severe health risk to humans. The potential
toxicants find their way into the living systems via the food chain, following bioaccumulation …

Vegetables constitute essential diet components by contributing carbohydrates, proteins,
vitamins, iron, calcium and other nutrients that are in short supply. The present study was …

We assessed the phytoavailability of heavy metals in wheat and rice grown on soils along
flood plains of Sutlej river (India) and its effects on human health. Surface soil samples along …

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the development trajectories of several
world economies with India being no exception. The country presently is the second worst …

Sustainable food production for a rapidly growing global population is a major challenge of
this century. In order to meet the demand for food production, an additional land area of 2.7 …

Given that plant uptake and transport systems for metals have some similarities, zinc (Zn)-
biofortified cultivars may concurrently accumulate non-essential toxic heavy metals in grains …