Heavy-metal (HM) pollution is considered a leading source of environmental contamination.
Heavy-metal pollution in ground water poses a serious threat to human health and the …

The environment pollutants, which are landed up in environment because of human
activities like urbanization, mining and industrializations, affects human health, plants and …

The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of heavy metals (cadmium (Cd),
lead (Pb) and Cd–Pb mix) on bioaccumulation of different nutrients. Three plant species …

This paper reviews the various factors, coefficients and indexes developed to evaluate
terrestrial plant performance in respect to phytoremediation. A brief list of indexes includes …

Urbanization and industrialization produce substantial changes in biodiversity and in the
functionality of ecosystems. However, little is known about how anthropic pressures might …

Although the oxidation pond process for the treatment of wastewater has been widely
studied and commercial application has already been recognized, the integration of the …

The present study provides several contamination and ecological risk indices for selected
metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni and Zn) in tea (Camellia sinensis L.; cv. S. 3A/3) growing soil …

Heavy metal pollution is a significant source of pollution in the environment. Heavy metal
contamination in aquifers endangers public health and the freshwater and marine …

This study was carried out to examine heavy metal accumulation in rice grains and
brassicas and to identify the different controls, such as soil properties and soil heavy metal …

Abstract The Matanza-Riachuelo River Basin, in the Northeast of the Buenos Aires Province,
is one of the most industrialized and populated region in Argentina and it is worldwide …