Worldwide, the effects of metal and metalloid toxicity are increasing, mainly due to
anthropogenic causes. Soil contamination ranks among the most important factors, since it …

Treating water and wastewater is energy-intensive, and traditional methods that require
large amounts of chemicals are often still used. Electrocoagulation (EC), an electrochemical …

The progression of life in all forms is not only dependent on agricultural and food security but
also on the soil characteristics. The dynamic nature of soil is a direct manifestation of soil …

Land degradation has become one of the biggest environmental challenges human society
is currently facing, which is why understanding the global pattern of this land crisis is …

Aluminum (Al) is the third most ubiquitous metal in the earth's crust. A decrease in soil pH
below 5 increases its solubility and availability. However, its impact on plants depends …

Abiotic stress is one of the severe stresses of environment that lowers the growth and yield
of any crop even on irrigated land throughout the world. A major phytohormone abscisic acid …

Toxicity of aluminum (Al) is a serious problem for agricultural plants, especially due to
excessive soil acidification caused by continuous intensive agriculture and modified …

A chemosensor is a synthetic chemical system which is capable of binding with an analyte in
a selective and reversible manner followed by change in one or more properties of the …

Plant requires seventeen essential mineral elements for proper growth and functioning
classified as macro and micro-nutrients. Apart from these, cerium (Ce), cobalt (Co), iodine (I) …

Biochar is known to decrease the soil acidity and in turn enhance the plant growth by
increasing soil fertility. Major objective of the present work was to understand the effect of …