Anthropologic activities have transformed global biogeochemical cycling of heavy metals by
emitting considerable quantities of these metals into the atmosphere from diverse sources …

Arsenic is a naturally occurring element with a long history of toxicity. Sites of contamination
are found worldwide as a result of both natural processes and anthropogenic activities. The …

Most of the agricultural soils around the world are contaminated with heavy metals like
cadmium, arsenic, mercury, lead, chromium, and many more. High concentration of heavy …

The rapid pace of industrial, agricultural and anthropogenic activities in the 20 th century has
resulted in contamination of heavy metals across the globe. Arsenic (As) is a ubiquitous …

Globally, environmental contamination by potentially noxious metalloids like arsenic is
becoming a critical concern to the living organisms. Arsenic is a non-essential metalloid for …

The P1B-type heavy metal ATPases (HMAs) are diverse in terms of tissue distribution,
subcellular localization, and metal specificity. Functional studies of HMAs have shown that …

Plants have recently moved into the spotlight owing to the growing realization that the world
needs solutions to energy and food production that are sustainable and environmentally …

Many trace metals are essential micronutrients, but also potent toxins. Due to natural and
anthropogenic causes, vastly different trace metal concentrations occur in various habitats …

Although many metal elements are essential for the growth of plants in low concentrations,
their excessive amounts in soil above threshold values can result in toxicity. This detrimental …

Copper (Cu) contamination in the lower reaches of the Sado River in the Alcacer do Sal
region of Portugal (a major rice producing area) has became a major pollution problem. In …