Soil naturally comprises heavy metals but due to the rapid industrialization and
anthropogenic events such as uncontrolled use of agrochemicals their concentration is …

The wide occurrence of Cd-contaminated rice in southern China poses significant public
health risk and deserves immediate action, which arises primarily from extensive metal …

Land application of municipal sewage sludge has become an attractive option and disposal
method used worldwide. Hence, the suitability of the sludge with regards to toxic and …

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the main pollutants in paddy fields, and its accumulation in rice
(Oryza sativa L.) and subsequent transfer to food chain is a global environmental issue. This …

Environmental and economic implications linked with the proper ecofriendly disposal of
modern day wastes, has made it essential to come up with alternative waste management …

Population densities and freshwater resources are not evenly distributed worldwide. This
has forced farmers to use wastewater for the irrigation of food crops. This practice presents …

With modern day urbanization and industrialization, heavy metal (HM) contamination has
become a prime concern for today's society. The impacts of metal contamination on …

Inadequate organic waste management leads to a plethora of problems such as
environmental pollution, eutrophication, esthetic damage to urban landscape, greenhouse …

Rice is the leading staple food for more than half of the world's population, and
approximately 160 million hectares of agricultural area worldwide are under rice cultivation …

Heavy metals are natural constituents of the earth's crust, but indiscriminate human activities
have drastically altered their geochemical cycles and biochemical balance. This results in …