This paper reviews major processes that potentially affect the fate of arsenic in the
rhizosphere of plants. Rhizosphere interactions are deemed to play a key role in controlling …

Due to their immutable nature, metals are a group of pollutants of much concern. As a result
of human activities such as mining and smelting of metalliferous ores, electroplating, gas …

Sedum alfredii Hance has been identified as a new zinc (Zn) hyperaccumulating plant
species. In this study, the effects of cadmium (Cd) supply levels (control, 12.5, 25, 50, 100 …

Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal that is of great concern in the environment, because of its
toxicity to animals and humans. This article reviews recent papers showing how soil factors …

Lead (Pb) is naturally occurring element whose distribution in the environment occurs
because of its extensive use in paints, petrol, explosives, sludge, and industrial wastes. In …

Phytostabilization involves the establishment of a plant cover on the surface of the
contaminated sites with the aim of reducing the mobility of contaminants within the vadose …

Use of plants, with hyperaccumulating ability or in association with soil microbes including
the symbiotic fungi, arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM), are among the most common biological …

Soils have been submitted to several contaminants that vary in concentration and
composition. Heavy metals can be widely spread and accumulated in those environments …

The contamination of agricultural soils with toxic metals is of major environmental anxiety
and noteworthy hazard to natural life on the earth. Heavy metals affect the physico chemical …