Enrichment of potentially harmful elements in surface water results in ecological risk to the
surrounding environment. Assessing the environmental risk of these elements is of great …

Based on 36 road dust samples from an urbanized area of Beijing in September 2016, the
information about sources (types, proportions, and intensity in spatial) of heavy metals and …

A promising strategy for safely remediating Cd-contaminated farmland has been the
application of mineral elements, which can reduce Cd accumulation in rice and inhibit its …

To estimate spatial distribution, source analysis and uncertainty of heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Cr,
Hg, As, Cu, Zn, and Ni) based on geographic information system (GIS), positive matrix …

Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are a family of proteins that are expressed by cells in reply to
stressors. The changes in concentration of HSPs could be utilized as a bio-indicator of …

Nigeria's economic problems which inhibited local production has resulted in massive
importation of used automobiles. Most of these automobiles need some repairs and …

The contents of chemical elements (Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn) in 11 kinds of crop/vegetables
and soils around the Huodehong lead-zinc mining area in Yunnan, Southwest China were …

Rice is the main food in China, and its pollution by heavy metals has attracted widespread
attention. In this study, rice grain samples were collected from 14 prefecture-level cities in …

Phytoextraction is an effective approach for remediation of heavy metal (HM) contaminated
soil. After the enhancement of phytoextraction efficiency has been systematically …

Global demand for food is increasing in terms of the quantity, quality and reliability of
supplies. Currently, over 90% of our food is grown on (or in) a virtually irreplaceable, non …