Heavy metal (HM) pollution of soils is a globally important ecological and environmental
problem. Previous studies have focused on i) tracking pollution sources in HM-contaminated …

Microplastics (MPs) are creating an emerging threat on the soil ecosystems and are of great
global concern. However, the distribution in soil-plant system, as well as the phytotoxicity …

Vanadium (V) is a highly toxic multivalent, redox-sensitive element. It is widely distributed in
the environment and employed in various industrial applications. Interactions between V …

Vanadium (V) is a redox-sensitive heavy-metal contaminant whose environmental mobility is
strongly influenced by pyrrhotite, a widely distributed iron sulfide mineral. However …

Uranium (U), a highly toxic radionuclide, is becoming a great threat to soil health
development, as returning nuclear waste containing U into the soil systems is increased …

Abundant smelting ash is discharged during pyrometallurgical vanadium (V) production.
However, its associated V speciation and resultant ecological impact have remained …

Asbestos is an industrially important microfiber present in cement industries and some
mining sites and is very toxic to plant growth and development, but it has been neglected …

In recent years, with the development of economy and industry, water contaminated with
heavy metal has become a global environmental problem. Vanadium (V) is an emerging …

Heavy metals (HMs) contamination around smelters poses serious stress to soil microbiome.
However, the co-effect of multiple HMs and native vegetation rhizosphere on the soil …

Low concentrations of vanadium (V) are essential for various plant species but it becomes
toxic to plants, animals, and humans at high levels. A significant amount of V is currently …