Food security is a high-priority issue for sustainable global development both quantitatively
and qualitatively. In recent decades, adverse effects of unexpected contaminants on crop …

Heavy metals are one of the most hazardous inorganic contaminants of both water and soil
environment composition. Normally, heavy metals are non-biodegradable in nature because …

In order to investigate the transfer and accumulation pathways of heavy metals in cropland
ecosystems, an investigation of the geochemical behaviors of heavy metals in soil and rice …

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 metal contamination is a globally recognized environmental issue, threatening
human life very seriously. Increasing population and high demand for food resulted in …

Background Digested sludge is a good source of plant nutrients. However, depending on
the feedstock, it might contain heavy metals, metalloids, organic compounds, pathogens …

Arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury are toxic elements that are almost ubiquitously present
at low levels in the environment because of anthropogenic influences. Dietary intake of plant …

Heavy metal contamination of soil and water causing toxicity/stress has become one
important constraint to crop productivity and quality. This situation has further worsened by …

Contaminants in road dusts can directly pose significant human health risks through oral
ingestion, particle inhalation, and dermal contact. Therefore, this study has been designed to …

Seed priming is a presowing technique in which seeds are moderately hydrated to the point
where pregermination metabolic processes begin without actual germination. Seeds are …