Heavy metal accumulation in soil and water is one of major problems caused by inorganic
contaminants. Their presence in agricultural soils in high quantities have impacted the food …

Heavy metal pollution is a nefarious issue with implications for life. Heavy metals are natural
occurring elements, having both natural and anthropogenic sources. The latter are however …

Metals naturally exist in the crust of the earth, and their compositions vary among different
localities, resulting in structural disparity of surrounding concentrations. Some heavy metals …

Soil is substantive component of biosphere, which is exposed to plethora of pollutants
including heavy metals. These are added by natural as well as anthropogenic activities …

The most adverse outcome of increasing industrialization is contamination of the ecosystem
with heavy metals. Toxic heavy metals possess a deleterious effect on all forms of biota; …

Although research on biochar has received increasing attention for environmental and
agricultural applications, the significance of nanobiochar for environmental pollutant …

Scattered literature is harnessed to critically review the possible sources, chemistry,
potential biohazards and best available remedial strategies for a number of heavy metals …

Paddy soils have a heterogenous nature, with complex physico-chemical interactions and
varying soil characteristics. Paddy soils remain flooded and are considered as rich sources …

Soil heavy metal contamination has increasingly become a serious environmental issue
globally, nearing crisis proportions. There is an urgent need to find environmentally friendly …

Pollution of soils with As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn, collectively termed heavy metals
(HMs), can threaten human health and ecosystem functioning. Therefore, polluted soils must …