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 …

Cadmium is a non-essential trace metal, which is highly toxic to nearly all living organisms.
Soil pollution causes Cd contamination of crops, thereby rendering plant products …

Biogeochemical behavior of lead (Pb), a persistent hazardous pollutant of environmental
concern, strongly depends on its chemical speciation. Therefore, in this review, link between …

The low-cost, plant-based phytoextraction technique has often been described as a
promising technique to remediate heavy metal contaminated agricultural land. The …

This paper reviews current remediation technologies that use chelating agents for the
mobilization and removal of potentially toxic metals from contaminated soils. These …

The increase in heavy metal terrestrial ecosystems' contamination through anthropogenic
activities is a widespread and serious global problem due to their various environmental and …

Engineered nanomaterials such as ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) will inevitably enter the
environment because of the large quantities produced and their widespread application …

The chelating agent EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) is a compound of massive use
world wide with household and industrial applications, being one of the anthropogenic …

Synchrotron-based X-ray radiation microfluorescence (μ-SXRF) and micro-focused and
powder extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy measurements …

Phytoremediation is one of the safer, economical, and environment-friendly techniques in
which plants are used to recover polluted soils, particularly those containing toxic organic …