Cadmium (Cd) pollution renders many soils across the world unsuited or unsafe for food-or
feed-orientated agriculture. The main mechanism of Cd phytotoxicity is the induction of …

Increasing industrialization and urbanization result in emission of pollutants in the
environment including toxic heavy metals, as cadmium and lead. Among the different heavy …

Cadmium (Cd) is an inorganic mineral in the earth's crust. Cadmium entry into the
environment occurs through geogenic and anthropogenic sources. Industrial activities …

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic compounds released into our environment and is
harmful to human health, urging the need to remediate Cd-polluted soils. To this end, it is …

Cadmium is a well-known environmental pollutant with distinctly toxic effects on plants. It can
displace certain essential metals from a wealth of metalloproteins, and thus disturb many …

Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic metal element and the mechanism (s) underlying Cd tolerance in
plants are still unclear. Increasingly more studies have been conducted on Cd binding to …

The analysis of the effects of cadmium (Cd) on plant cells is crucial to understand defense
mechanisms and adaptation strategies of plants against Cd toxicity. In this study, we …

As a consequence of industrial development, soil Cd pollution leads to crop contamination
by Cd, posing a threat to food safety and human health. Excessive accumulation of Cd in …

The occurrence of heavy metals in soils may be beneficial or toxic to the environment. The
biota may require some of these elements considered essentials (like Fe, Zn, Cu or Mo) in …

Heavy metals are important environmental pollutants and their toxicity is a problem of
increasing significance for ecological, evolutionary, nutritional, and environmental reasons …