Heavy metals such as Fe, Mn, Cu, Ni, Co, Cd, Zn, Hg and arsenic are for long being
accumulated in soils through industrial waste and sewage disposal. Although some of these …

Heavy metal contamination of soils is one of the serious environmental concerns due to
metal's persistent nature and their biomagnification potential. The high concentrations of …

Naturally plants are exposed with many adverse environmental conditions like biotic and
abiotic stress. Despite all others stresses heavy metal stress is one of great importance …

Pollution of the environment with the toxic heavy metals has become one of the major
causes for worry for human health in both emerging and advanced countries. Metal …

Most of the agricultural soils around the world are contaminated with heavy metals like
cadmium, arsenic, mercury, lead, chromium, and many more. High concentration of heavy …

Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-
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Metals like zinc, iron and copper are essential micronutrients required for a wide range of
physiological processes in all plant organs for the activities of various metal-dependent …

Metal contamination issues are becoming increasingly common in India and elsewhere, with
many documented cases of metal toxicity in mining industries, foundries, smelters, coal …

Oxidative stress is a pathological process related to not only animal kingdom but also plants.
Regarding oxidative stress in plants, heavy metals are frequently discussed as causative …

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 …