Silicon (Si) has been reported to enhance the plant tolerance to cadmium (Cd) toxicity, while
the Si–Cd interactions remain poorly investigated. In a laboratory study, the transport of …

The potential impact of exposure to toxic elements in rice on human health has become a
global public health issue. This study analyzed the pollution characteristics and probabilistic …

Here, we sampled, tested, and analyzed heavy metals in soil obtained from green land in
urban parks of Urumqi. Analysis included soil nutrient contents, particle size distribution, and …

For this study, we collected a total of 77 topsoil samples from urban, suburban, and rural
gradients in the Urumqi city area in northwest China and analyzed their concentrations of …

Pollution accident of nonferrous metallurgy industry often lead to serious heavy metal
pollution of the surrounding soil. Phytoremediation of contaminated soil is an environmental …

In the informal sector of Nigeria's economy, jobs are done manually as against automation
resulting in body stress and pain, hence the need for painkiller drugs. Thirty different locally …

Background: The urban soil characteristic is very important since numerous people live in
cities nowadays. In recent decades, heavy metals enter into the urban environment due to …

Abstract Calcium (Ca) and silicon (Si) have been found to reduce inorganic pollutant
accumulation by agricultural plants. Arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) are the most common …

The Langmuir model has been extensively introduced into the field of environmental
adsorption, while some studies showed that it was difficult for the model to describe the …

Soil contamination by potentially toxic elements (PTEs), due to rapid industrialization and
urbanization, is a serious environmental concern that has been threatening both the …