Implications of metal accumulation mechanisms to phytoremediation

AR Memon, P Schröder - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2009 - Springer
Background, aim, and scope Trace elements (heavy metals and metalloids) are important
environmental pollutants, and many of them are toxic even at very low concentrations …

Synthesis of sodium alginate (SA)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/polyethylene oxide (PEO)/ZSM-5 zeolite hybrid nanostructure adsorbent by casting method for uranium (VI) …

F Zahakifar, AR Keshtkar, M Talebi - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this article, sodium alginate/polyvinyl alcohol/polyethylene oxide/ZSM-5 zeolite
(SA/PVA/PEO/ZSM-5) nanohybrid adsorbent was produced with the casting technique and …

Heavy metal toxicity in plants

FUR Shah, N Ahmad, KR Masood… - Plant adaptation and …, 2010 - Springer
Although many metal elements are essential for the growth of plants in low concentrations,
their excessive amounts in soil above threshold values can result in toxicity. This detrimental …

Speciation of heavy metals by modified BCR sequential extraction in soils contaminated by phosphogypsum in Sfax, Tunisia

A Wali, G Colinet, M Ksibi - Environmental Research, Engineering and …, 2014 - erem.ktu.lt
The accumulation of trace metals in soil is a serious environmental problem that creates a
hazard when metals are transferred to water or plants. To understand the mobility and …

ROS homeostasis and antioxidants in the halophytic plants and seeds

H Pirasteh-Anosheh, M Samadi, SA Kazemeini… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are excited or partially reduced forms of atmospheric
oxygen, which are continuously produced during aerobic metabolism like many …

Subcellular distribution, modulation of antioxidant and stress-related genes response to arsenic in Brassica napus L.

MA Farooq, RA Gill, B Ali, J Wang, F Islam, S Ali… - Ecotoxicology, 2016 - Springer
Arsenic (As) is an environmental toxin pollutant that affects the numerous physiological
processes of plants. In present study, two Brassica napus L. cultivars were subjected to …

In-situ localization and biochemical analysis of bio-molecules reveals Pb-stress amelioration in Brassica juncea L. by co-application of 24-Epibrassinolide and …

SK Kohli, S Bali, R Tejpal, V Bhalla, V Verma… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Lead (Pb) toxicity is a major environmental concern affirming the need of proper mitigation
strategies. In the present work, potential of combined treatment of 24-Epibrassinolide (24 …

[PDF][PDF] Knowledge explosion in phytotechnologies for environmental solutions

MNV Prasad, H Freitas, S Fraenzle… - Environmental …, 2010 - academia.edu
Bioremediation (ie, green technologies or phytotechnologies when relied upon plants)
mainly deals with biological interventions aimed at environmental contamination …

Improving the phytoextraction capacity of plants to scavenge metal (loid)-contaminated sites

M Iqbal, A Ahmad, MKA Ansari, MI Qureshi… - Environmental …, 2015 - cdnsciencepub.com
Plants are able to extract metal (loid) contaminants from the soil or water through their roots
and translocate them to harvestable aerial shoots. Of late, this plant potential has been used …

Performance evaluation of sodium alginate/polyvinyl alcohol/polyethylene oxide/ZSM5 zeolite hybrid adsorbent for ion uptake from aqueous solutions: a case study of …

F Zahakifar, AR Keshtkar, M Talebi - Journal of Radioanalytical and …, 2021 - Springer
In this paper, the thorium uptake from aqueous solution using SA/PVA/PEO/ZSM5
nanohybrid adsorbent has been investigated. The effect of zeolite content, pH, adsorbent …