Recent findings on the phytoremediation of soils contaminated with environmentally toxic heavy metals and metalloids such as zinc, cadmium, lead, and arsenic
I Alkorta, J Hernández-Allica, JM Becerril… - Reviews in …, 2004 - Springer
Due to their immutable nature, metals are a group of pollutants of much concern. As a result
of human activities such as mining and smelting of metalliferous ores, electroplating, gas …
of human activities such as mining and smelting of metalliferous ores, electroplating, gas …
Heavy metals contamination in vegetables grown in urban and metal smelter contaminated sites in Australia
AG Kachenko, B Singh - Water, air, and soil pollution, 2006 - Springer
Dietary exposure to heavy metals, namely cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn) and copper
(Cu), has been identified as a risk to human health through the consumption of vegetable …
(Cu), has been identified as a risk to human health through the consumption of vegetable …
Heavy metal (Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb) contamination of vegetables in urban India: A case study in Varanasi
The contributions of heavy metals in selected vegetables through atmospheric deposition
were quantified in an urban area of India. Deposition rate of Zn was recorded maximum …
were quantified in an urban area of India. Deposition rate of Zn was recorded maximum …
Assessing risk to human health from tropical leafy vegetables grown on contaminated urban soils
G Nabulo, SD Young, CR Black - Science of the Total Environment, 2010 - Elsevier
Fifteen tropical leafy vegetable types were sampled from farmers' gardens situated on nine
contaminated sites used to grow vegetables for commercial or subsistence consumption in …
contaminated sites used to grow vegetables for commercial or subsistence consumption in …
[PDF][PDF] Heavy metals contamination in vegetables and its growing soil
RC Tasrina, A Rowshon… - J Environ Anal …, 2015 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Heavy Metals Contamination in Vegetables and its Growing Soil Page 1 Volume 2 • Issue 3 •
1000142 J Environ Anal Chem, an open access journal ISSN: 2380-2391 Tasrina et al., J …
1000142 J Environ Anal Chem, an open access journal ISSN: 2380-2391 Tasrina et al., J …
Assessment of potential health risk for inhabitants living near a former lead smelter. Part 1: metal concentrations in soils, agricultural crops, and homegrown …
F Douay, A Pelfrêne, J Planque, H Fourrier… - Environmental …, 2013 - Springer
Soil contamination by metals engenders important environmental and health problems in
northern France where a smelter (Metaleurop Nord) was in activity for more than a century …
northern France where a smelter (Metaleurop Nord) was in activity for more than a century …
The mechanism of cadmium surface complexation on iron oxyhydroxide minerals
SR Randall, DM Sherman, KV Ragnarsdottir… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 1999 - Elsevier
Many sediment and soil systems have become significantly contaminated with cadmium,
and earth scientists are now required to make increasingly accurate predictions of the risks …
and earth scientists are now required to make increasingly accurate predictions of the risks …
Heavy metal contamination in leafy vegetables grown in Jazan region of Saudi Arabia: assessment of possible human health hazards
The food chain, through vegetable consumption, is considered to be an important route of
heavy metal exposure. Therefore, in this study, heavy metal concentrations in leafy …
heavy metal exposure. Therefore, in this study, heavy metal concentrations in leafy …
Genotypic variations in the accumulation of Cd exhibited by different vegetables
J Yang, H Guo, Y Ma, L Wang, D Wei, L Hua - Journal of environmental …, 2010 - Elsevier
It is an important approach to use the Cd-contaminated soils properly by growing low
accumulator or excluder plants for Cd to produce safe foods. To find the suitable vegetable …
accumulator or excluder plants for Cd to produce safe foods. To find the suitable vegetable …
[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of heavy metals content and human health risk assessment via consumption of vegetables from selected markets in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
K Patrick-Iwuanyanwu, NC Chioma - Biochem Anal Biochem, 2017 - academia.edu
The aim of this study was to evaluate the concentration of heavy metals namely (Lead (Pb),
Nickel (Ni), Cadmium (Cd) and Chromium (Cr)) via consumption of vegetables from selected …
Nickel (Ni), Cadmium (Cd) and Chromium (Cr)) via consumption of vegetables from selected …