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Chengmei Shang, Zhixi Geng, Yuanyuan Sun, Dongxue Che, Qingjiao Zhao, Ting Chen, Ming Tang and Lijuan Huo
With the development of industrial activities and the agricultural and mining industries, farmland soils are facing serious problems related to heavy metal contamination, especially cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As) contamination. In this study, two industri...
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Weijie Pan, Jicheng Wang, Shengyan Cui, Sai Wu and Cuiping Wang
The effects of different concentrations of cadmium and 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexabrominated diphenyl ether (BDE-153) on the growth and related physiological and biochemical indexes of Amaranthus mangostanus L. (amaranth) were studied. The results showed that th...
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Ying Liu, Wenjing Shen, Kaixuan Fan, Weihao Pei and Shaomin Liu
The impacts of heavy metal pollution in arable soil on agricultural production, environmental health, and the wellbeing of urban and rural residents cannot be overlooked. It has become a significant bottleneck in achieving comprehensive rural revitalizat...
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Simone Perna, Zainab Ali AL-Qallaf and Qaisar Mahmood
Modern urban societies generate tremendous amounts of hazardous wastes, including toxic organics and metals. Toxic metals harm plants and pose a risk to human health; examples of them are copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), palladium (Pb), and cadmium (Cd). Wetland ...
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Biao Zhou, Tiejian Zhang and Fei Wang
There are several industrial processes in which heavy metals are used, including but not limited to chrome plating and tanning. Amongst the most toxic heavy metals to human health are arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, copper, nickel, and mercury. The afo...
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Andrew Wilkinson, John N. Wilkinson, Peter Shotton, Enas Khalid Sufar, Gultekin Hasanaliyeva, Nikolaos Volakakis, Ismail Cakmak, Levent Ozturk, Paul Bilsborrow, Per Ole Iversen, Steve Wilcockson, Leonidas Rempelos and Carlo Leifert
Organic wheat production systems have lower yields compared with intensive conventional production and often do not achieve the grain protein content and quality thresholds set by millers and bakers. In contrast, organic production methods were reported ...
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Evangelos Machairas and Emmanouil A. Varouchakis
Mining activities are prolific worldwide in light of the perpetual production of metal. The high need for metal materials in human life necessitates the development of mining operations, especially in places characterized as being highly enriched in meta...
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Paulo Torres, Ander Larrea Llopis, Carlos Sousa Melo and Armindo Rodrigues
Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic heavy metal particularly susceptible to mobilization by anthropogenic and natural processes. The volcanic nature of oceanic islands in the Macaronesia geographical region such as the Azores archipelago, located near the Mid...
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María Pachés, Remedios Martínez-Guijarro, Inmaculada Romero and Daniel Aguado
This study evaluated the presence and significance of the concentrations and spatial distribution of seven metals (Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg, and Pb) along the Spanish Mediterranean coast. The concentrations were determined in surface sediments (taken a...
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Ionela Catalina Vasilachi, Vasile Stoleru and Maria Gavrilescu
The impact of heavy metal presence in soil on cereal crops is a growing concern, posing significant challenges to global food security and environmental sustainability. Cereal crops, vital sources of nutrition, face the risk of contamination with toxic h...
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