The problem of environmental pollution is a global concern as it affects the entire ecosystem.
There is a cyclic revolution of pollutants from industrial waste or anthropogenic sources into …

Even in the current era of growing technology, the concentration of heavy metals present in
drinking water is still not within the recommended limits as set by the regulatory authorities in …

China faces great challenges in protecting its soil from contamination caused by rapid
industrialization and urbanization over the last three decades. Recent nationwide surveys …

The wide occurrence of Cd-contaminated rice in southern China poses significant public
health risk and deserves immediate action, which arises primarily from extensive metal …

Heavy metals are released into the environment by both anthropogenic and natural sources.
Highly reactive and often toxic at low concentrations, they may enter soils and groundwater …

Heavy metal accumulation in plants is a severe environmental problem, rising at an
expeditious rate. Heavy metals such as cadmium, arsenic, mercury and lead are known …

Cadmium (Cd) has been in industrial use for a long period of time. Its serious toxicity moved
into scientific focus during the middle of the last century. In this review, we discuss historic …

In this growing age of population, agriculture plays a significant role by providing food and
employment to millions of people. But to meet the growing need of food day by day the …

A field survey was conducted to investigate the metal contamination in soils and vegetables,
and to evaluate the possible health risks to local population through foodchain transfer near …

Cadmium is a cumulative nephrotoxicant that is absorbed into the body from dietary sources
and cigarette smoking. The levels of Cd in organs such as liver and kidney cortex increase …