Metalloids such as boron and silicon are key elements for plant growth and crop productivity.
However, toxic metalloids such as arsenic are increasing in the environment due to inputs …

Metalloids are a subset of particular concern to risk assessors and toxicologists because of
their well-documented potential hazards to plant system. Most of the metalloids are major …

Worldwide, the effects of metal and metalloid toxicity are increasing, mainly due to
anthropogenic causes. Soil contamination ranks among the most important factors, since it …

Agricultural soils are under threat of toxic metal/metalloid contamination from anthropogenic
activities, leading to excessive accumulation of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and …

Heavy metals are often present naturally in soils, but many human activities (eg mining,
agriculture, sewage processing, the metal industry and automobiles) increase their …

The earth's crust is made of different rocks and minerals that include in their composition a
wide range of heavy metals and metalloids. Different natural lithogenetic processes and also …

Heavy metal/metalloid contamination in the food chain is getting an increasing concern
across the globe. The majority of the toxic heavy metals/metalloids are earth materials …

Plants take up a wide range of trace metals/metalloids (hereinafter referred to as trace
metals) from the soil, some of which are essential but become toxic at high concentrations …

Natural and anthropogenic causes are continually growing sources of metals in the
ecosystem; hence, heavy metal (HM) accumulation has become a primary environmental …

The application of pesticides and chemicals in agriculture and industrialization occasioned
in meagre soil quality, which has a serious global concern. The most prevalent type of soil …