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

Abstract Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is collected, transported, and disposed of in an
unorganized and disordered manner in lower-and middle-income countries. Improper waste …

Heavy metal (loid) s (HMs) accumulation in agricultural soils, rice, and wheat is of particular
concern in China, while the status and spatio-temporal distribution of HMs in the soil-crops …

Cadmium (Cd) contamination in rice fields has been recognized as a severe global agro–
environmental issue. To reach the goal of controlling Cd risk, we must pay more attention …

Abstract Silicon (Si) and selenium (Se), two beneficial elements that alleviate cadmium (Cd)
toxicity, are important for agricultural production and human health. However, the effects and …

Heavy metals are one of the most hazardous inorganic contaminants of both water and soil
environment composition. Normally, heavy metals are non-biodegradable in nature because …

The main aim of this work is to assess the extent of soil contamination, potential ecological
and health risks associated with the disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) near a Ramsar …

Abstract Background Cadmium (Cd) is amongst the most toxic heavy metals that severely
affects crop growth, whereas application of nanoparticles (NPs) to negate the toxic effects of …

Cadmium (Cd), a major contaminant of concern, has been extensively reviewed and
debated for its anthropogenic global shifts. Cadmium levels in rice grains raise wide food …

Rice is the leading staple food for more than half of the world's population, and
approximately 160 million hectares of agricultural area worldwide are under rice cultivation …