Consumption of wastewater-irrigated vegetables is a common practice in developing
countries including India. The wastewater irrigation gradually raises the contents of heavy …

Vegetable gardens in cities provide communities with fresh vegetables but also may
contribute towards public exposure to metals present in soil from historical pollution …

Soil health relates directly to plant and human health. Soil pollution is mainly caused by the
presence of excessive quantities of essential and/or other toxic elements/chemicals, either …

Spatio-temporal cancer mortality studies in Spain have revealed patterns for some tumours
which display a distribution that is similar across the sexes and persists over time. Such …

The aim of this study was to investigate the uptake and accumulation of heavy metals
including cadmium, chromium, iron, nickel, and lead in 8 food crops irrigated with industrial …

A new monolayer AlP 5 is proposed for the detection of carcinogenic heavy metals such as
As, Hg and Cd in water. Based on the first-principles calculations, AlP 5 is predicted to be …

The high rate of hydrocarbon production in Ahvaz oilfield, is probably linked to
environmental pollution, in particular in soils. In this study, 21 soil samples were collected …

The intensive land use has led to soil degradation and contamination, resulting in concerns
about food security and environmental health. Remediation of heavy metal-contaminated …

Heavy metals are transferred from the abiotic environment to living organisms, accumulate
in food, contaminate the food chain, and are an important route of human exposure involving …

Inorganic pollutants are released into the environment due to activities of mining, industry,
transportation and urban activities. Environmental risks associated with inorganic pollutants …