With current intensive agriculture practices and industrialization, pollution of natural
resources like land and water with heavy metals, organic pollutants, radionuclides …

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 …

Unlike organic contaminants, metal (loid) s do not undergo microbial or chemical
degradation and persist for a long time after their introduction. Bioavailability of metal (loid) s …

Mining, manufacturing, industrialization and the use of synthetic products have resulted in
heavy metal contamination of all the segments of environment. Due to their non …

Phytoremediation is one of the safer, economical, and environment-friendly techniques in
which plants are used to recover polluted soils, particularly those containing toxic organic …

The aim of this study was to assess the effects of soil amendments (organic and inorganic)
on phytoavailability and leaching of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) during enhanced …

Enhanced phytoremediation offers a rapid and eco-friendly approach for cleaning
agricultural soil contaminated with copper and cadmium which pose a direct threat to food …

The improved efficiency of cadmium (Cd) phytoextraction potential of Calendula officinalis L.
was evaluated in Cd-spiked calcareous soil, using various chelating agents. In a …

Phytoremediation is a sound alternative to soil decontamination, as it has lower costs and is
more environmentally friendly than other practices. The need to handle contaminated …

Adding chelating agents is a critical technique of heavy metal activation for enhancing
phytoextraction through the formation of soluble metal complexes which will be more readily …