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 …

This study was undertaken to identify the strategies and the status of antioxidant enzyme
activities involved in three plant species tolerance against Cu-toxicity in copper mine. The …

Nickel (Ni) is the 22nd abundant element in the earth crust and holds a special place among
the heavy metals. Ni is an essential micronutrient for plant growth and it is also a component …

Environmental problems have always received immense attention from scientists. Toxicants
pollution is a critical environmental concern that has posed serious threats to human health …

Pollution of the environment with the toxic heavy metals has become one of the major
causes for worry for human health in both emerging and advanced countries. Metal …

Owing to modern-day urbanization and industrial activities, heavy metal pollution and its
environmental impact have drawn the attention of the scientific community towards itself …

While the spatial distributions of heavy metals in farmland soil of China have been
comprehensively delineated, their temporal trends are rarely investigated but are important …

Heavy metals are the most persistent and complex pollutants in nature. They not only reduce
the quality of the atmosphere, water bodies and food crops, but also threaten the health and …

Metals such as cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni) are essential for normal
plant growth and development since they contribute to the function of many enzymes and …

Heavy metals are toxic metals having density five times greater than water. They are toxic for
all living organisms. In humans they enter into body through various ways like ingestion …