Comprehensive mechanisms of heavy metal toxicity in plants, detoxification, and remediation

SA Ghuge, GC Nikalje, US Kadam… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural and anthropogenic causes are continually growing sources of metals in the
ecosystem; hence, heavy metal (HM) accumulation has become a primary environmental …

Tannic acid: a versatile polyphenol for design of biomedical hydrogels

H Jafari, P Ghaffari-Bohlouli, SV Niknezhad… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Tannic acid (TA), a natural polyphenol, is a hydrolysable amphiphilic tannin derivative of
gallic acid with several galloyl groups in its structure. Tannic acid interacts with various …

A comprehensive review on the heavy metal toxicity and sequestration in plants

R Riyazuddin, N Nisha, B Ejaz, MIR Khan, M Kumar… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Heavy metal (HM) toxicity has become a global concern in recent years and is imposing a
severe threat to the environment and human health. In the case of plants, a higher …

The relative impact of toxic heavy metals (THMs)(arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr)(VI), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb)) on the total environment: an overview

Z Rahman, VP Singh - Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2019 - Springer
Certain five heavy metals viz. arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr)(VI), mercury (Hg),
and lead (Pb) are non-threshold toxins and can exert toxic effects at very low concentrations …

Cadmium stress in paddy fields: effects of soil conditions and remediation strategies

B Hussain, MN Ashraf, A Abbas, J Li… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) toxicity in paddy soil and accumulation in rice plants and grains have got
global concern due to its health effects. This review highlights the effects of soil factors …

Toxicity of heavy metals in plants and animals and their uptake by magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles

AU Rehman, S Nazir, R Irshad, K Tahir… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metal exist naturally in environment, but due to human and some natural activities
they have been entered to water bodies, air and soil and have become one of the major …

Pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment: A review on eco-toxicology and the remediation potential of algae

M Hejna, D Kapuścińska, A Aksmann - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The pollution of the aquatic environment has become a worldwide problem. The widespread
use of pesticides, heavy metals and pharmaceuticals through anthropogenic activities has …

Heavy metal transporters: Functional mechanisms, regulation, and application in phytoremediation

Z Yang, F Yang, JL Liu, HT Wu, H Yang, Y Shi… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution in soil is a global problem with serious impacts on human health and
ecological security. Phytoextraction in phytoremediation, in which plants uptake and …

Mechanisms of cadmium accumulation in plants

T Sterckeman, S Thomine - Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Cadmium is a non-essential trace metal, which is highly toxic to nearly all living organisms.
Soil pollution causes Cd contamination of crops, thereby rendering plant products …

Metal tolerance in plants: Molecular and physicochemical interface determines the “not so heavy effect” of heavy metals

M Thakur, S Praveen, PR Divte, R Mitra, M Kumar… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
An increase in technological interventions and ruthless urbanization in the name of
development has deteriorated our environment over time and caused the buildup of heavy …