Arsenic (As) is a toxic metalloid. Serious concerns have been raised in literature owing to its
potential toxicity towards living beings. The metalloid causes various water-and food-borne …

Rice is a major source of inorganic arsenic (iAs) in the human diet because paddy rice is
efficient at accumulating As. Rice As speciation is dominated by iAs and dimethylarsinic acid …

This review documents recent advances in terrestrial mercury cycling. Terrestrial mercury
(Hg) research has matured in some areas, and is developing rapidly in others. We …

Anaerobic ammonium oxidation coupled with nitrite reduction is an important microbial
pathway of nitrogen removal in intertidal wetlands. However, little is known about the role of …

A global data analysis shows that rice grain arsenic (As) concentrations increase with
increasing soil As concentrations until about 60 mg As kg− 1 soil and then decreases. Of the …

Rice, the main staple food for about half of the world's population, has had the growth of its
production stagnate in the last two decades. One of the ways to further improve rice …

According to recent reports, millions of people across the globe are suffering from arsenic
(As) toxicity. Arsenic is present in different oxidative states in the environment and enters in …

Recently, soil contamination by heavy metals in farmland has become a severe problem. In
this study, a novel assessment method of heavy metal pollution based on reactive heavy …

Rice is an essential staple food and feeds over half of the world's population. Consumption
of rice has increased from limited intake in Western countries some 50 years ago to major …

Bioavailability and speciation of arsenic (As) are impacted by fertilization and bacteria in the
rice rhizosphere. In this study, we investigated the effects of long-term manure application on …