The endemic of chronic renal failure (CRF) emerged in 2002 in the farming provinces of Sri
Lanka. An estimate of dietary cadmium intake was between 15 and 28μg/kg body weight per …

Phytoremediation is a promising technique to clean up toxic heavy metals including lead
(Pb). A greenhouse trial was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of citric, succinic …

The increasing use of soils for agricultural purposes can expose some species that are
important in the human diet, such as durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. Var durum), to …

Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var durum) is a species that accumulates cadmium (Cd).
Durum wheat cultivars differ in their absorption ability of Cd; therefore, identifying and …

Background and aims The trace element uptake process of plants is a key factor in
assessing the risks of trace element build-up in agricultural soils. Scarce information exists …

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the heavy metals commonly present in soils that is toxic for living
organisms and carcinogenic in humans. The uptake of Cd by a crop depends on various …

In phytostabilization, heavy metal-tolerant plants (eg, grasses) can be used to reduce the
mobility of heavy metals in soils. The most important step in phytostabilization is the …

Cadmium is one of the most hazardous environmental pollutants for plants due to its mobility
and high toxicity. One effective method that may be utilized to decrease heavy metal …

Cadmium (Cd) is a metalloid present in agricultural soils and harmful for human health. A
large part of the Cd entering into the soil can be fixed, while another portion can contribute to …

The long-term field experiment of heavy metal loading was set up in the autumn of 1994 in
the Tass-puszta Farm of the Károly Róbert College (Károly Róbert Campus, Hungarian …