Arsenic (As) is a naturally occurring metalloid and Class-A human carcinogen. Exposure to
As via direct intake of As-contaminated water or ingestion of As-contaminated edible crops is …

India's soil-water systems provide a vital source of freshwater and sustain the drinking water
supply for the world's second-largest population. However, groundwater within the large …

The soil-rice system in rural and peri-urban areas of the lower Brahmaputra valley, northeast
India was investigated for heavy metal (loid) s using Nemerow's pollution index (PI N) and …

Study on chemical characteristics of groundwater and impacts of groundwater quality on
human health, plant growth, and industrial sector is essential to control and improve the …

In this study, we tested 123 groundwater wells from five different areas of Punjab, Pakistan
for arsenic (As) contamination level and species, as well as delineated hydrogeochemical …

The Pearl River Delta (PRD), located in the coastal area of South China, contains a large
confined Quaternary aquifer. This aquifer has been identified to have high concentrations of …

The adsorptive removal of arsenic from water using a multiwall carbon nanotube–zirconia
nanohybrid (MWCNT–ZrO2) is presented. The MWCNT–ZrO2 with 4.85% zirconia was …

Soils are usually the interface between human activity and environmental components that
must be conserved and protected. As a result of rising industrialization and urbanization …

Being sessile in nature, plants respond to heavy metal stress in the environment in different
ways. The responses include immobilization, exclusion, chelation, and …

The rapid expansion of urbanization has resulted in an insufficient of groundwater resource.
In order to use groundwater more efficiently, a risk assessment of groundwater pollution …