Chromium stress in plants: toxicity, tolerance and phytoremediation

D Srivastava, M Tiwari, P Dutta, P Singh, K Chawda… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Extensive industrial activities resulted in an increase in chromium (Cr) contamination in the
environment. The toxicity of Cr severely affects plant growth and development. Cr is also …

Chromium-induced reactive oxygen species accumulation by altering the enzymatic antioxidant system and associated cytotoxic, genotoxic, ultrastructural, and …

A Wakeel, M Xu, Y Gan - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chromium (Cr) is one of the top seven toxic heavy metals, being ranked 21st among the
abundantly found metals in the earth's crust. A huge amount of Cr releases from various …

Chromium tolerance, bioaccumulation and localization in plants: an overview

V Sinha, K Pakshirajan, R Chaturvedi - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the current industrial scenario, chromium (Cr) as a metal is of great importance, but poses
a major threat to the environment. Phytoremediation provides an environmentally …

Sources, impacts, factors affecting Cr uptake in plants, and mechanisms behind phytoremediation of Cr-contaminated soils

S Ullah, Q Liu, S Wang, AU Jan, HMA Sharif… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chromium (Cr) is released into the environment through anthropogenic activities and has
gained significant attention in the recent decade as environmental pollution. Its …

Sulfur decreases cadmium translocation and enhances cadmium tolerance by promoting sulfur assimilation and glutathione metabolism in Brassica chinensis L.

T Liang, H Ding, G Wang, J Kang, H Pang… - … and Environmental Safety, 2016 - Elsevier
We investigated the ameliorative role of sulfur (S) in protecting plants against cadmium (Cd)
toxicity by using two pakchoi (Brassica chinensis L.) cultivars with different Cd tolerance …

Aquatic phytoremediation strategies for chromium removal

P Malaviya, A Singh, TA Anderson - Reviews in Environmental Science …, 2020 - Springer
The environment is increasingly becoming contaminated with chromium (Cr) from increased
industrial activity, and this is a serious ecotoxicological concern worldwide. Cr causes …

A review on tradescantia: phytochemical constituents, biological activities and health-promoting effects

Tradescantia is a genus of herbaceous and perennial plants belonging to the
Commelinaceae family and organized into three infrageneric classifications and 12 sections …

Chromium accumulation in medicinal plants growing naturally on tannery contaminated and non-contaminated soils

S Jaison, T Muthukumar - Biological Trace Element Research, 2017 - Springer
Herbal preparations used to treat human ailments globally can be contaminated with various
heavy metals (HMs) originating from the raw materials or from the manufacturing processes …

Waste litchi peels for Cr (VI) removal from synthetic wastewater in batch and continuous systems: sorbent characterization, regeneration and reuse study

N Arul Manikandan, AK Alemu, L Goswami… - Journal of …, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
Cr (VI) removal was investigated under batch and continuous mode using dry Litchi
chinensis as the low-cost sorbent. Batch biosorption experiments displayed a maximum Cr …

Phytotoxic effects of trivalent chromium-enriched water irrigation in Vigna unguiculata seedling

YN Chow, LK Lee, NA Zakaria, KY Foo - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
The present study attempts to investigate the degree of inhibition of trivalent chromium on
the seed germination and embryonic axis growth of Vigna unguiculata seedlings. The …