Sources of soil pollution by heavy metals and their accumulation in vegetables: A review

A Zwolak, M Sarzyńska, E Szpyrka… - Water, air, & soil …, 2019 - Springer
The presence of heavy metals in food is a threat to human health. Exposure to heavy metals
as a result of consumption of contaminated vegetables, as well as their toxicity, is a serious …

[HTML][HTML] A critical prospective analysis of the potential toxicity of trace element regulation limits in soils worldwide: Are they protective concerning health risk …

V Antoniadis, SM Shaheen, E Levizou, M Shahid… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Trace elements (TEs) may have toxic effects to plants and humans; thus, countries and
organizations impose maximum allowable regulation limits of their concentrations in soils …

Investigation of heavy metal accumulation and biomonitoring of Calepina irregularis species growing in Amasya (Turkey) province

DD Kılıç - Anatolian Journal of Botany, 2019 - dergipark.org.tr
In this study, heavy metal accumulation (Ni, Fe, Co, Mn) in Calepina irregularis (Asso)
Thell.(Brassicaceae), growing naturally in Amasya province, and the usability of it as …

Bioaccumulation and translocation of heavy metals by Plantago major L. grown in contaminated soils under the effect of traffic pollution

TM Galal, HS Shehata - Ecological indicators, 2015 - Elsevier
The present study was performed at a heavy-traffic affected soil to examine the efficacy of
bioaccumulation and translocation potentials of heavy metals by the naturally growing weed …

Antimony bioavailability: knowledge and research perspectives for sustainable agricultures

A Pierart, M Shahid, N Séjalon-Delmas… - Journal of hazardous …, 2015 - Elsevier
The increasing interest in urban agriculture highlights the crucial question of crop quality.
The main objectives for environmental sustainability are a decrease in chemical inputs, a …

Characterization of PAHs and metals in indoor/outdoor PM10/PM2. 5/PM1 in a retirement home and a school dormitory

MS Hassanvand, K Naddafi, S Faridi… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
In the present work, we investigated the characteristics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) and metal (loid) s in indoor/outdoor PM 10, PM 2.5, and PM 1 in a retirement home …

Fate of Cd in agricultural soils: a stable isotope approach to anthropogenic impact, soil formation, and soil-plant cycling

M Imseng, M Wiggenhauser, A Keller… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
The application of mineral phosphate (P) fertilizers leads to an unintended Cd input into
agricultural systems, which might affect soil fertility and quality of crops. The Cd fluxes at …

Identification of traffic-related metals and the effects of different environments on their enrichment in roadside soils along the Qinghai–Tibet highway

H Zhang, Z Wang, Y Zhang, M Ding, L Li - Science of the Total Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
The road transportation could affect roadside soils environment detrimentally, including
heavy metal enrichment. In order to identify and evaluate the enrichment of heavy metals …

Heavy metal concentrations in roadside plants (Achillea wilhelmsii and Cardaria draba) and soils along some highways in Hamedan, west of Iran

NS Hosseini, S Sobhanardakani, M Cheraghi… - … science and pollution …, 2020 - Springer
The present study was conducted to analyze the effects of traffic volumes on Cd, Cu, Pb, Ni,
and Zn contents in roadside soils and in two dominant herbaceous species (Achillea …

Enrichment and sources of trace metals in roadside soils in Shanghai, China: A case study of two urban/rural roads

G Yan, L Mao, S Liu, Y Mao, H Ye, T Huang, F Li… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The road traffic has become one of the main sources of urban pollution and could directly
affect roadside soils. To understand the level of contamination and potential sources of trace …