Contamination of the natural ecosystem by heavy metals, organic pollutants, and hazardous
waste severely impacts on health and survival of humans, animals, plants, and …

Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic metal for the human organism and for all ecosystems. Cd is
naturally found at low levels; however, higher amounts of Cd in the environment result from …

Worldwide vanadium contamination is posing serious risks to ecosystems. Although abilities
of microbial communities to cope with vanadium stress using specific survival strategies …

Soil contamination with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) is an increasing environmental
problem, posing serious threats to the living organisms. Phytoremediation is a sustainable …

Microbial consortium inoculation has been proposed as a natural-based strategy to
safeguard multiple ecosystem services. Still, its observed effects and comparisons to single …

Composting is an efficient way of disposing agricultural solid wastes as well as passivating
heavy metals (HMs). Herein, equivalent (3%) biochar (BC) or lime (LM) were applied in rice …

Heavy metal accumulation in medicinal plants has increased dramatically in recent years
due to agricultural and industrial activities leading to pollution of natural sources. This study …

Industrialization and human urbanization have led to an increase in heavy metal (HM)
pollution which often cause negative/toxic effect on agricultural crops. The soil-HMs cannot …

Medicinal plants (MPs) are important resources widely used in the treatment and prevention
of diseases and have attracted much attention owing to their significant antiviral, anti …

The primary factors that restrict agricultural productivity and jeopardize human and food
safety are heavy metals (HMs), including arsenic, cadmium, lead, and aluminum, which …