Rapid industrialization, modern agricultural practices and other anthropogenic activities add
a significant quantity of toxic heavy metals into the environment, which induces severe toxic …

Due to a variety of natural and anthropogenic processes, heavy metal toxicity of soil
constitutes a substantial hazard to all living beings in the environment. The heavy metals …

Heavy elements accumulate rapidly in the soil due to industrial activities and the industrial
revolution, which significantly impact the morphology, physiology, and yield of crops. Heavy …

The presence of heavy metals in soil are an emerging problem owing to the increasing
number of contaminated sites worldwide and the harmful effects of toxic metals on the …

Phytoremediation is an environment-friendly approach regarded as a potential candidate for
remediating heavy metal (HM)-contaminated soils. However, the low efficacy of …

Heavy metal contamination in the environment is a global threat which accelerated after the
industrial revolution. Remediation of these noxious elements has been widely investigated …

The rapid increase in world population has generated the issues of hunger, poverty, food
insecurity and malnutrition. To meet the challenge of increased food production of better …

Heavy metals (HMs) are not destroyable or degradable and persist in the environment for a
long duration. Thus, eliminating and counteracting the HMs pollution of the soil environment …

Heavy metal pollution of soil is a significant environmental problem and has its negative
impact on human health and agriculture. Rhizosphere, as an important interface of soil and …

Continued industrialization, agricultural practices, and other anthropogenic activities lead to
heavy metals contamination. Heavy metals have severe toxic effects on plants, animals, and …