Copper compounds have been widely used in industrial processes and agriculture. As a
result, elevated Cu concentrations can be found in certain areas of the biosphere. To better …

Soil samples with wide ranges of pH (4.9 to 8.1), organic carbon (0.1 to 77%), and total Cu
contents from 32 to 11700 mg kg− 1, collected near a copper mine, were used to investigate …

Copper is a required trace element for growth of microorganisms since it is a cofactor for
numerous enzymes. Also, proteins containing copper are important electron transfer …

Copper (Cu) is one of the micronutrients needed by living organisms. In plants, Cu plays key
roles in chlorophyll formation, photosynthesis, respiratory electron transport chains …

Aims: The objective of this study was to determine whether Cu‐amendment of field plots
affects the frequency of Cu resistance, and antibiotic resistance patterns in indigenous soil …

The bioavailability of different metals has likely changed over the course of Earth's history.
Based on geochemical models, copper became much more bioavailable with the advent of …

The toxic effects of copper on numerous aquatic flora and fauna has been studied intensely
over the past 10 years. In general, there is a consensus that free cupric ions are more toxic if …

Because of long‐term chemical processes, metal bioavailability in field soils decreases with
time. Metal toxicity may, therefore, be overestimated if toxicity data with freshly spiked soils …

A systematic comparison of Cu toxicity thresholds was made between freshly spiked soils
and soils in which elevated Cu concentrations have been present for various times. Three …

The extensive use of high-concentration copper (Cu) in feed additives, fertilizers, pesticides,
and nanoparticles (NPs) inevitably causes significant pollution in the ecological …