Nickel is a transition element extensively distributed in the environment, air, water, and soil.
It may derive from natural sources and anthropogenic activity. Although nickel is ubiquitous …

Antimony (Sb) is a dangerous heavy metal (HM) that poses a serious threat to the health of
plants, animals, and humans. Leaching from mining wastes and weathering of sulfide ores …

This study was aimed to explore that effects of Sb on physiological parameters of Acorus
calamus and the possibility of using A. calamus as a remediation plant. A. calamus potted …

Vegetables represent a major source of Ni exposure. Environmental contamination and
cultural practices can increase Ni amount in tomato posing significant risk for human health …

The soil–root interface is the micro-ecosystem where roots uptake metals. However, less
than 10% of hyperaccumulators' rhizosphere has been examined. The present study …

Nickel-induced changes in photosynthetic activity were investigated in three Ni-
hyperaccumulating Odontarrhena species with increasing Ni tolerance and accumulation …

This study faces the characterization of the culturable microbiota of the facultative Ni-
hyperaccumulator Alyssoides utriculata to obtain a collection of bacterial and fungal strains …

Background and aims The nickel hyperaccumulator Bornmuellera emarginata
(Brassicaceae) is a species adapted to thrive on naturally nickel-enriched ultramafic soils in …

In this study, a miniaturized analytical methodology was introduced by combining vortex-
assisted supramolecular–based dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (VA–SUPRAS …

Common oat (Avena sativa L.) is one of the important minor grain crops in China, and
drought stress severely affects its yield and quality. To investigate the drought resistance …