The rapid increase in the contamination of the environment by toxic metals (TMs) and
metalloids is posing serious threats to biotic communities. Plants are among the organisms …

Ethnopharmacological relevance We provide an extensive summary of the in vitro
antibacterial properties of medicinal plants popularly used in Mexico to treat infections, and …

There is a growing public concern over the potential accumulation of heavy metals in
agricultural soils in China owing to rapid urban and industrial development and increasing …

Dietary exposure to heavy metals is a matter of concern for human health risk through the
consumption of rice, vegetables and other major foodstuffs. In the present study, we …

A relatively small group of hyperaccumulator plants is capable of sequestering heavy metals
in their shoot tissues at high concentrations. In recent years, major scientific progress has …

Dietary exposure to heavy metals, namely cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn) and copper
(Cu), has been identified as a risk to human health through the consumption of vegetable …

Paddy rice has been likened to nictiana sp in its ability to scavenge cadmium (Cd) from soil,
whereas arsenic (As) accumulation is commonly an order of magnitude higher than in other …

Heavy metals represent a group of dangerous pollutants, to which is paid close attention.
Many heavy metals are essential as important constituents of pigments and enzymes …

For most people, diet is the main route of exposure to trace metals, so the assessment risks
of these elements to human via dietary intake is important. The non-carcinogenic health risk …

Copper is essential for plant growth, but in excess may cause adverse effects on plant
physiology. Harmful effects are also caused by plant exposure to salinity (NaCl) due to the …