Phytoremediation technologies and their mechanism for removal of heavy metal from contaminated soil: An approach for a sustainable environment

JK Sharma, N Kumar, NP Singh… - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The contamination of soils with heavy metals and its associated hazardous effects are a
thrust area of today's research. Rapid industrialization, emissions from automobiles …

Cadmium phytotoxicity, tolerance, and advanced remediation approaches in agricultural soils; a comprehensive review

U Zulfiqar, W Jiang, W **ukang, S Hussain… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cadmium (Cd) is a major environmental contaminant due to its widespread industrial use.
Cd contamination of soil and water is rather classical but has emerged as a recent problem …

Hazardous heavy metals contamination of vegetables and food chain: Role of sustainable remediation approaches-A review

S Kumar, S Prasad, KK Yadav, M Shrivastava… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
This review emphasizes the role of toxic metal remediation approaches due to their broad
sustainability and applicability. The rapid developmental processes can incorporate a large …

Heavy metal removal by bioaccumulation using genetically engineered microorganisms

P Diep, R Mahadevan, AF Yakunin - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Wastewater effluents from mines and metal refineries are often contaminated with heavy
metal ions, so they pose hazards to human and environmental health. Conventional …

Ornamental plants for the phytoremediation of heavy metals: Present knowledge and future perspectives

AHA Khan, A Kiyani, CR Mirza, TA Butt, R Barros… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental matrices are polluted with the plethora of contaminants, and among these,
the concerns related to heavy metals (HMs) are also included. Due to the low cost in a long …

Mitigating toxic metals contamination in foods: bridging knowledge gaps for addressing food safety

R Srivastava, Y Singh, JC White… - Trends in food science & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Reducing exposure to harmful substances in food is highly desired, especially
for infants, young children, and pregnant women. A workshop focused on understanding …

Recent strategies of increasing metal tolerance and phytoremediation potential using genetic transformation of plants

A Koźmińska, A Wiszniewska… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2018 - Springer
Avoidance and reduction of soil contamination with heavy metals is one of the most serious
global challenges. Nowadays, science offers us new opportunities of utilizing plants to …

Managing heavy metal toxicity stress in plants: biological and biotechnological tools

M Ovečka, T Takáč - Biotechnology Advances, 2014 - Elsevier
The maintenance of ion homeostasis in plant cells is a fundamental physiological
requirement for sustainable plant growth, development and production. Plants exposed to …

Omics and biotechnology of arsenic stress and detoxification in plants: current updates and prospective

S Kumar, RS Dubey, RD Tripathi, D Chakrabarty… - Environment …, 2015 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As), a naturally occurring metallic element, is a dreadful health hazard to millions of
people across the globe. Arsenic is present in low amount in the environment and originates …

Jacks of metal/metalloid chelation trade in plants—an overview

NA Anjum, M Hasanuzzaman, MA Hossain… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Varied environmental compartments including soils are being contaminated by a myriad
toxic metal (loid) s (hereafter termed as “metal/s”) mainly through anthropogenic activities …