Heavy metals and human health: Possible exposure pathways and the competition for protein binding sites

D Witkowska, J Słowik, K Chilicka - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Heavy metals enter the human body through the gastrointestinal tract, skin, or via inhalation.
Toxic metals have proven to be a major threat to human health, mostly because of their …

Phytoremediation: Environmentally sustainable way for reclamation of heavy metal polluted soils

S Ashraf, Q Ali, ZA Zahir, S Ashraf… - … and environmental safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil contamination with toxic metals is a widespread environmental issue resulting from
global industrialization within the past few years. Therefore, decontamination of heavy metal …

Cultivating microalgae in wastewater for biomass production, pollutant removal, and atmospheric carbon mitigation; a review

A Shahid, S Malik, H Zhu, J Xu, MZ Nawaz… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Water shortage is one of the leading global problems along with the depletion of energy
resources and environmental deterioration. Recent industrialization, global mobility, and …

Biosorption and biotransformation of hexavalent chromium [Cr (VI)]: a comprehensive review

R Jobby, P Jha, AK Yadav, N Desai - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Chromium (VI) is one of the most common environmental contaminant due to its tremendous
industrial applications. It is non-biodegradable as it is a heavy metal, and hence, of major …

Understanding the molecular mechanisms for the enhanced phytoremediation of heavy metals through plant growth promoting rhizobacteria: A review

SR Manoj, C Karthik, K Kadirvelu, PI Arulselvi… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rapid industrialization, modern agricultural practices and other anthropogenic activities add
a significant quantity of toxic heavy metals into the environment, which induces severe toxic …

Comprehensive review of the basic chemical behaviours, sources, processes, and endpoints of trace element contamination in paddy soil-rice systems in rice-growing …

W Ali, K Mao, H Zhang, M Junaid, N Xu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Biological-based methods for the removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and heavy metals

M Meena, P Sonigra, G Yadav - Environmental science and pollution …, 2021 - Springer
The current scenario of increased population and industrial advancement leads to the
spoliation of freshwater and tapper of the quality of water. These results decrease in …

Characteristics and applications of biochar for remediating Cr (VI)-contaminated soils and wastewater

S Xia, Z Song, P Jeyakumar, N Bolan… - … geochemistry and health, 2020 - Springer
Chromium (Cr) is a common environmental contaminant due to industrial processes and
anthropogenic activities such as mining of chrome ore, electroplating, timber treatment …

Phytoremediation of cadmium polluted soils: current status and approaches for enhancing

M Subašić, D Šamec, A Selović, E Karalija - Soil Systems, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal present in atmosphere, rocks, sediments, and soils without a
known role in plants. It is relatively mobile and can easily enter from soil into groundwater …

Perspectives for phytoremediation capability of native plants growing on Angouran Pb–Zn mining complex in northwest of Iran

S Hosseinniaee, M Jafari, A Tavili, S Zare… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phytoremediation is a cost-effective, environmentally-friendly and emerging remediation
technology that treats polluted areas using plants, having the potential to restore ecosystems …