Phytoremediation technology and food security impacts of heavy metal contaminated soils: A review of literature

PO Oladoye, OM Olowe, MD Asemoloye - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal accumulation in soil and water is one of major problems caused by inorganic
contaminants. Their presence in agricultural soils in high quantities have impacted the food …

Development of QDs-based nanosensors for heavy metal detection: A review on transducer principles and in-situ detection

X Wang, L Kong, S Zhou, C Ma, W Lin, X Sun… - Talanta, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution has severe threats to the ecological environment and human health.
Thus, it is urgent to achieve the rapid, selective, sensitive and portable detection of heavy …

Heavy metals induced modulations in growth, physiology, cellular viability, and biofilm formation of an identified bacterial isolate

A Syed, MT Zeyad, M Shahid, AM Elgorban… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The release of untreated tannery effluents comprising biotoxic heavy metal (HM) compounds
into the ecosystem is one of our society's most serious environmental and health issues …

Enhanced photocatalytic, antibacterial, and electrochemical properties of CdO-based nanostructures by transition metals co-doping

T Munawar, MS Nadeem, F Mukhtar, S Manzoor… - Advanced Powder …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present work, single Ni-doped and Co, Cr, Cu co-doped CdO nanostructures via sol-
gel approach were fabricated. The XRD diffractograms have confirmed the successful …

Impacts of fishing vessels on the heavy metal contamination in sediments: a case study of Qianzhen fishing port in southern Taiwan

YC Lim, CF Chen, ML Tsai, CH Wu, YL Lin, MH Wang… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Routine maintenance of fishing vessels and wastewater discharges are primary sources of
heavy metals in fishing ports. Sediment pollution assessment is necessary in fishing port …

A review of heavy metal risks around e-waste sites and comparable municipal dumpsites in major African cities: Recommendations and future perspectives

ES Okeke, A Enochoghene, BC Ezeudoka, SD Kaka… - Toxicology, 2024 - Elsevier
In Africa, the effects of informal e-waste recycling on the environment are escalating. It is
regularly transported from developed to developing nations, where it is disassembled …

Integrated simulation frameworks for assessing the environmental impact of chemical pollutants in aquatic systems

A Abatan, A Obaigbena, ED Ugwuanyi… - Engineering Science & …, 2024 - fepbl.com
The environmental integrity of aquatic ecosystems is increasingly threatened by the
discharge of chemical pollutants, posing significant risks to biodiversity and human health …

Elucidating the effects of heavy metals contamination on vital organ of fish and migratory birds found at fresh water ecosystem

BN Khan, Y Ashfaq, N Hussain, U Atique, T Aziz… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Heavy metal pollution in aquatic environments threatens marine life and lowers the quality of
freshwater supplies. This research aimed to quantify the heavy metal concentration in fish …

Often overlooked: understanding and meeting the current challenges of marine invertebrate conservation

EYS Chen - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Making up over 92% of life in our oceans, marine invertebrates inhabit every zone in the
water column, with contributions ranging from ecosystem functioning to socioeconomic …

Transfer from ciliate to zebrafish: unveiling mechanisms and combined effects of microplastics and heavy metals

Y Zhang, C Wang, R Jia, H Long, J Zhou, G Sun… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The impacts and toxicological mechanisms of microplastics (MPs) or heavy metals on
aquatic ecosystems have been the subject of extensive research and initial understanding …