Volatile organic compounds: A threat to the environment and health hazards to Living Organisms–A Review

A Mangotra, SK Singh - Journal of Biotechnology, 2024 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are the organic compounds having a minimum vapor
pressure of 0.13 kPa at standard temperature and pressure (293 K, 101 kPa). Being used as …

Molecular insights into rare earth element (REE)-mediated phytotoxicity and its impact on human health

A Zadokar, S Negi, P Kumar, B Bhargava… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Rare earth elements (REEs) that include 15 lanthanides, scandium, and yttrium are a
special class of elements due to their remarkable qualities such as magnetism, corrosion …

Multiple endpoints of polyethylene microplastics toxicity in vascular plants of freshwater ecosystems: A study involving Salvinia auriculata (Salviniaceae)

AR Gomes, ÍN Freitas, TM da Luz… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
More recently, the number of studies on the impacts of microplastics (MPs) on plants has
drawn attention considerably. However, many of these studies focused on terrestrial plants …

Comparison of digestion methods using atomic absorption spectrometry for the determination of metal levels in plants

I Bankaji, R Kouki, N Dridi, R Ferreira, S Hidouri… - Separations, 2023 - mdpi.com
Trace metal elements (TMEs) are among the most important types of pollutants in the
environment. Therefore, a precise determination of these contaminants in several …

Rare earth element scandium mitigates the chromium toxicity in Lemna minor by regulating photosynthetic performance, hormonal balance and antioxidant machinery

FN Alp, B Arikan, C Ozfidan-Konakci, R Ekim… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chromium (Cr) toxicity is a serious problem that threatens the health of living organisms and
especially agricultural production. The presence of excess Cr leads to biomass loss by …

Hormetic activation of nano-sized rare earth element terbium on growth, PSII photochemistry, antioxidant status and phytohormone regulation in Lemna minor

FN Alp, B Arikan, C Ozfidan-Konakci… - Plant Physiology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soils contaminated with rare earth elements (REEs) can damage agriculture by causing
physiological disorders in plants which are evaluated as the main connection of the human …

Lanthanum promotes Solanum nigrum L. growth and phytoremediation of cadmium and lead through endocytosis: Physiological and biochemical response, heavy …

T Guo, D He, Y Liu, J Li, F Wang - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REEs) are important to enhance agricultural productivity. The
utilization of phytoremediation as a green technology for addressing heavy metal (HMs) …

Plant-ZnO nanoparticles interaction: An approach to improve guinea grass (Panicum maximum) productivity and evaluation of the impacts of its ingestion by …

AR Gomes, LP de Matos, ATB Guimarães… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
We aimed to evaluate the possible effects of the application of zinc oxide nanoparticles [ZnO
NPs; 68.96±33.71 nm; at 100 and 500 mg/kg in a soil mixture of the Typic Dystrophic Red …

Biochemical and Biophysical Interaction of Rare Earth Elements with Biomacromolecules: A Comprehensive Review

RR Samal, U Subudhi - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The growing utilization of rare earth elements (REEs) in industrial and technological
applications has captured global interest, leading to the development of high-performance …

Variety-Driven Effect of Rhizosphere Microbial-Specific Recruitment on Drought Tolerance of Medicago ruthenica (L.)

J Xing, W Fan, J Wang, F Shi - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
As one of the environmental factors that seriously affect plant growth and crop production,
drought requires an efficient but environmentally neutral approach to mitigate its harm to …