Lead (Pb) is the second most toxic heavy metal after arsenic (As), which has no role in
biological systems. Pb toxicity causes a range of damages to plants from germination to …

Background. Health risks arising from heavy metal pollution have attracted global attention.
As a result, many studies on the accumulation of heavy metals in soil-plant systems have …

In most developing parts of the world, the rapid expansion of industrial areas leading to
uncontrolled processing and utilization of industrial products, agricultural inputs, vehicular …

The growing loss of soil functionality due to contamination by metal (loid) s, alone or in
combination with organic pollutants, is a global environmental issue that entails major risks …

Considerable amounts of heavy metals have contaminated the soil from potential manmade
point and non-point sources such as industry, urbanisation and agriculture. In both managed …

In contaminated soils, excessive concentrations of metals and their high mobility pose a
serious environmental risk. A suitable soil amendment can minimize the negative effect of …

Abstract Surroundings of the Legnica Cu smelter (Poland) offer insight into the behavior of
Pb and other metal (oid) s in heavily contaminated soils in a relatively simple site, where …

Phytoremediation technology is using plants to clean up contaminated sites is a promising
loom to restore the environment and ecosystem. Pollution of the environment with toxic …

Zea mays plants were exposed to soils with concentrations of Zn ranging from 64 to 1800
mg kg− 1 dw, and the efficiency of three selected chelating agents (trisodium citrate (CI) …

Abstract Concentration of Cu in European topsoils vary in a broad range (0.8–256 mg/kg),
which is strongly related to regional and local geology, with additional impacts from …