Environmental contamination by hazardous environmental pollutants is a widespread and
increasingly serious problem confronting society, scientists, and regulators worldwide …

The increase in heavy metal terrestrial ecosystems' contamination through anthropogenic
activities is a widespread and serious global problem due to their various environmental and …

Contaminated soils and residues can be remediated by various methods, such as: removal,
isolation, incineration, solidification/stabilization, vitrification, thermal treatment, solvent …

Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic heavy metal and its presence in soil is of great concern due
to the danger of its entry into the food chain. Among many others, proper plant nutrition is an …

Brassica species are very effective in remediation of heavy metal contaminated sites. Lead
(Pb) as a toxic pollutant causes number of morphological and biochemical variations in the …

Soil and water quality is greatly affected by environmental pollution due to the increasing
trend of urbanization and industrialization. In many developing countries, including Pakistan …

Although chelates can enhance remediation efficiency in phytoremediation, they can cause
adverse ecosystem effects. The purpose of this research was to investigate the potential …

The use of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) in passive treatments of acidic effluents
containing heavy metals has become an attractive alternative biotechnology. Treatment …

Phytoremediation is a cost-effective and environment friendly in situ technique for the
reclamation of heavy metal-polluted soils. The efficacy of this technique, which relies on …

The low bioavailability of Pb and low number of Pb-tolerant plant species represent an
important limitation for Pb phytoextraction. It was recently suggested that halophyte plant …