The relative impact of toxic heavy metals (THMs)(arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr)(VI), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb)) on the total environment: an overview

Z Rahman, VP Singh - Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2019 - Springer
Certain five heavy metals viz. arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr)(VI), mercury (Hg),
and lead (Pb) are non-threshold toxins and can exert toxic effects at very low concentrations …

Phytoremediation: A multidisciplinary approach to clean up heavy metal contaminated soil

V Shah, A Daverey - Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2020 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution due to heavy metals is a growing concern worldwide. Human
activities such as industrial discharge, mining, smelting, hazardous solid waste disposal, etc …

Metal (loid) s (As, Hg, Se, Pb and Cd) in paddy soil: Bioavailability and potential risk to human health

R Khanam, A Kumar, AK Nayak, M Shahid… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rice is one of the principal staple foods, essential for safeguarding the global food and
nutritional security, but due to different natural and anthropogenic sources, it also acts as …

[HTML][HTML] Heavy metals, their phytotoxicity, and the role of phenolic antioxidants in plant stress responses with focus on cadmium

EA Goncharuk, NV Zagoskina - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The current state of heavy metal (HM) environmental pollution problems was considered in
the review: the effects of HMs on the vital activity of plants and the functioning of their …

Biochar-based composites for remediation of polluted wastewater and soil environments: Challenges and prospects

E Issaka, FO Fapohunda, JNO Amu-Darko, L Yeboah… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, pesticides, and dyes are the main environmental
contaminants that have serious effects on both land and aquatic lives and necessitate the …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding potential heavy metal contamination, absorption, translocation and accumulation in rice and human health risks

Z Zakaria, NS Zulkafflee, NA Mohd Redzuan, J Selamat… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rice is a worldwide staple food and heavy metal contamination is often reported in rice
production. Heavy metal can originate from natural sources or be present through …

Cadmium minimization in wheat: a critical review

M Rizwan, S Ali, T Abbas, M Zia-ur-Rehman… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) accumulation in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and its subsequent transfer to
food chain is a major environmental issue worldwide. Understanding wheat response to Cd …

Cadmium in rice: transport mechanisms, influencing factors, and minimizing measures

H Li, N Luo, YW Li, QY Cai, HY Li, CH Mo… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) accumulation in rice and its subsequent transfer to food chain is a major
environmental issue worldwide. Understanding of Cd transport processes and its …

Soil properties and agronomic factors affecting cadmium concentrations in cacao beans: A nationwide survey in Ecuador

D Argüello, E Chavez, F Lauryssen… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent cadmium (Cd) regulation in chocolate threatens the sustainability of cacao
production in Southwest America. Cadmium contamination in cacao beans has not been …

Morphological and physiological responses of plants to cadmium toxicity: a review

HE Shanying, Y Xiaoe, HE Zhenli, VC Baligar - Pedosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) contamination has posed an increasing challenge to environmental quality
and food security. In recent years, phytoremediation has been particularly scrutinized …