Heavy metals play an important role in the homeostasis of living cells. However, these
elements induce several adverse environmental effects and toxicities, and therefore …

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the main pollutants in paddy fields, and its accumulation in rice
(Oryza sativa L.) and subsequent transfer to food chain is a global environmental issue. This …

Biotechnology of microalgae has gained popularity due to the growing need for novel
environmental technologies and the development of innovative mass-production …

Heavy metal ions, one of the most important pollutants today, widely exist in the
environment, and can cause different degrees of damage to the ecological environment and …

This article provides the assessment of heavy metal soil pollution with using the calculation
of various pollution indices and contains also summarization of the sources of heavy metal …

We review the ecological and socio-economic impacts of the catastrophic dam failure in
Mariana, Brazil. Tailing management practices by Samarco mining company ultimately …

Military activities drastically affect soil properties mainly via physical/chemical disturbances
during military training and warfare. The present paper aims to review (1) physical/chemical …

The aim of this review is to focus the attention on the nutrition ecology of the heavy metals
and on the major criticisms related to the heavy metals content in animal feeds, manure, soil …

In this study, biosorption of Fe (II), Mn (II), and Zn (II) ions, from aqueous solution with free
(non-immobilised) and Ca-alginate beads with immobilised Chlorella vulgaris biomass was …

Jatropha curcas plants species were tested to evaluate their phytoremediation capacity in
soils contaminated by different levels of mercury. The experimental treatments consisted of …