Soil salinity is a major constraint for sustainable agricultural productivity, which together with
the incessant climate change may be transformed into a severe threat to the global food …

Metal (loid) contamination of agricultural soils has become an alarming issue due to its
detrimental impacts on soil health and global agricultural production. Therefore …

Groundwater pollution is a major environmental concern and may persist under diverse
ecological conditions. This study describes the seasonal impacts on pollution characteristics …

Amidst depleting water resources, rising crop water needs, changing climates, and soil
fertility decline from inorganic modifications of soil, the need for sustainable agricultural …

Cadmium (Cd) contamination in paddy soil significantly threatens food safety and demands
immediate attention in modern agriculture. The uptake of Cd by plant roots, facilitated by …

Smart nanohybrid technology with potential advantages to plants has recently been
developed formanaging the widespread pollution of heavy metals. Herein, we disclose a …

Key message This study provided a non-destructive detection method with Vis–NIR
hyperspectral imaging combining with physio-biochemical parameters in Helianthus annuus …

Cadmium (Cd) is a genotoxic heavy metal causing severe toxicity symptoms in plants, which
has been a major threat to worldwide crop production. Recently, nanoparticles (NPs) have …

Lead (Pb) affects gene transcription, metabolite biosynthesis and growth in plants. The tung
tree (Vernicia fordii) is highly adaptive to adversity, whereas the mechanisms underlying its …

During the high-temperature treatment process of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI)
fly ash (FA), heavy metals and chlorine are severely volatilized, leading to serious …