Environmental pollution from hazardous waste materials, organic pollutants and heavy
metals, has adversely affected the natural ecosystem to the detriment of man. These …

In recent years, copper (Cu) pollution in agricultural soils, due to arbitrary use of pesticides,
fungicides, industrial effluent and wastewater irrigation, present a major concern for …

Discharge of heavy metals from metal processing industries is known to have adverse
effects on the environment. Conventional treatment technologies for removal of heavy …

Soil and water contamination from heavy metals and metalloids is one of the most discussed
and burning global issues due to its potential to cause the scarcity of healthy food and safe …

Rootstocks of fruit trees, commonly used to regulate growth, precocity, fertility, and yield, can
also be used to solve problems associated with soils pollution such as copper excess …

Contamination of soils with heavy metals (HMs) is an important issue due to the
contamination of agricultural crops, which are further transferred into the food chain …

Cucumis sativus (cucumber) was tested to assess an ecotoxicity in soils contaminated by the
heavy metals copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) separately and in combinations …

The essential requirement for the effective phytoremediation is selection of a plant species
which should be metal tolerant, with high biomass production and known agronomic …

Accurate determination of the rhizotoxicity of Cu in dilute nutrient solutions is hindered by the
difficulty of maintaining constant, pre-determined concentrations of Cu (micromolar) in …

Considering that even contaminated soils are a potential resource for agricultural
production, it is essential to develop a set of cropping systems to allow a safe and …