Heavy metals are highly toxic elements which are persistent in the natural environment,
resulting in magnification throughout the food chain, adversely affecting both human and …

Heavy metals are one of the most hazardous inorganic contaminants of both water and soil
environment composition. Normally, heavy metals are non-biodegradable in nature because …

Heavy metals are natural constituents of the environment, but indiscriminate use for human
purposes has altered their geochemical cycles and biochemical balance. This results in …

Phytoremediation is an economically viable green technology that utilizes hyperaccumulator
plants to remove heavy metals (HM) from the soil. Hyperaccumulators are adept at …

Electronic waste (e-waste) is generated from the discarded electronic products. The
generation of e-waste has increased significantly in the recent decades. Globally, the …

The mobilization of heavy metals by man through extraction from ores and processing for
different applications has led to the release of these elements into the environment. Since …

Heavy metal pollution has become an issue of serious international concern. One of the
heavy metal cadmium (Cd) is known to be a widespread environmental contaminant and a …

Heavy metal contamination of agricultural soils poses risks and hazards to humans. The
remediation of heavy metal-polluted soils has become a hot topic in environmental science …

The contamination of the environment with toxic metals has become a worldwide problem.
Metal toxicity affects crop yields, soil biomass and fertility. Soils polluted with heavy metals …

Heavy metals such as Zn, Pb, Fe, and Cu are abundant in the environment and contribute
largely to the sustainability and equilibrium of ecosystem processes. However, because of …