Nickel; whether toxic or essential for plants and environment-A review
Nickel (Ni) is becoming a toxic pollutant in agricultural environments. Due to its diverse uses
from a range of common household items to industrial applications, it is essential to examine …
from a range of common household items to industrial applications, it is essential to examine …
Heavy metals and soil microbes
KE Giller, E Witter, SP McGrath - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2009 - Elsevier
The discovery in the early 1980s that soil microorganisms, and in particular the symbiotic
bacteria Rhizobium, were highly sensitive to heavy metals initiated a new line of research …
bacteria Rhizobium, were highly sensitive to heavy metals initiated a new line of research …
[PDF][PDF] Technical proposals for selected new fertilising materials under the Fertilising Products Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/1009)
Abstract The European Commission has recently revised the EU legislation on fertilisers,
expanding its scope to secondary-raw-material-based fertilising products, and resulting in …
expanding its scope to secondary-raw-material-based fertilising products, and resulting in …
Toxicity of trace metals in soil as affected by soil type and aging after contamination: using calibrated bioavailability models to set ecological soil standards
E Smolders, K Oorts, P Van Sprang… - … and Chemistry: An …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Total concentrations of metals in soil are poor predictors of toxicity. In the last decade,
considerable effort has been made to demonstrate how metal toxicity is affected by the …
considerable effort has been made to demonstrate how metal toxicity is affected by the …
Structure and diversity of fungal communities in long-term copper-contaminated agricultural soil
X Zhang, G Fu, S Xing, W Fu, X Liu, H Wu… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Copper (Cu) contamination threatens the stability of soil ecosystems. As important
moderators of biochemical processes and soil remediation, the fungal community in …
moderators of biochemical processes and soil remediation, the fungal community in …
Assessment of Cd bioavailability using chemical extraction methods, DGT, and biological indicators in soils with different aging times
P Ma, T Tian, Z Dai, T Shao, W Zhang, M Liu - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Total cadmium (Cd) cannot be used to accurately assess the ecological risk of Cd pollution
in soil. Currently there is no universally recognized method to evaluate Cd bioavailability in …
in soil. Currently there is no universally recognized method to evaluate Cd bioavailability in …
Short-term soil bioassays may not reveal the full toxicity potential for nanomaterials; bioavailability and toxicity of silver ions (AgNO3) and silver nanoparticles to …
This study investigated if standard risk assessment hazard tests are long enough to
adequately provide the worst case exposure for nanomaterials. This study therefore …
adequately provide the worst case exposure for nanomaterials. This study therefore …
Long-term nickel contamination increased soil fungal diversity and altered fungal community structure and co-occurrence patterns in agricultural soils
Nickel (Ni) contamination imposes deleterious effects on the stability of soil ecosystem. Soil
fungal community as a crucial moderator of soil remediation and biochemical processes has …
fungal community as a crucial moderator of soil remediation and biochemical processes has …
Manipulation of the rhizosphere bacterial community by biofertilizers is associated with mitigation of cadmium phytotoxicity
M Wang, S Li, S Chen, N Meng, X Li, H Zheng… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to understand the effect of biofertilizers on cadmium (Cd)-
induced phytotoxicity and the rhizosphere bacterial community. The crop specie rice (Oryza …
induced phytotoxicity and the rhizosphere bacterial community. The crop specie rice (Oryza …
Changes in soil bacterial communities and diversity in response to long-term silver exposure
Silver-induced selective pressure is becoming increasingly important due to the growing use
of silver (Ag) as an antimicrobial agent in biomedical and commercial products. With …
of silver (Ag) as an antimicrobial agent in biomedical and commercial products. With …