Vanadium (V) is a highly toxic multivalent, redox-sensitive element. It is widely distributed in
the environment and employed in various industrial applications. Interactions between V …

Vanadium is a metal that receives increasing attention due to its possible toxicity and its
increased use in society, ie in high-grade steel and in vanadium redox-flow batteries …

This new edition provides current information on the nutritional requirements of world crops.
It presents research on the acquisition, accumulation, transport, and functions of chemical …

Nickel (Ni) is a potentially toxic element that contaminates soil and water, threatens food and
water security, and hinders sustainable development globally. Biochar has emerged as a …

Vanadium (V), although serving as an important component of industrial activities, has
bioinorganic implications to pose highly toxic hazards to humans and animals. Soils and …

The contamination and ecological risks of six metals (ie, As, Cu, Mn, Pb, Sb and Zn) in
sediments of the Yangtze Estuary were assessed using two typical index approaches,(ie …

Spectroscopic approaches to plant and soil sciences have provided important information
for several decades. However, many of these approaches suffered from a number of …

The present study investigates the distribution of heavy metals (Fe, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Zn
and Pb) in the surface sediments along the Coromandel Coast of Bay of Bengal as an …

Linking chromium (Cr) speciation with its stability in soils is vital because insoluble Cr (VI)
and chemically adsorbed Cr (VI) could hinder the remediation efficiency and release Cr (VI) …

Recent studies are concisely reviewed, in which X-ray beams of (sub) micrometre to
millimetre dimensions have been used for non-destructive analysis and characterization of …