Background. China has undergone a rapid industrial revolution and urbanization during the
past three decades. This expansion is largely responsible for the release of a large amount …

In the last decades, agricultural soil pollution by heavy metals has been extensively
investigated in China. However, nearly all studies were field monitoring in small regions …

The application of mineral and organic phosphorus fertilizers to arable land has greatly
increased crop yield to meet the world food demand. On the other hand, impurities in these …

Heavy metals (HMs) from smelters pose severe challenges to the environmental soil quality
of surrounding farmlands, and threaten human health through the food chain. This study …

Food safety is a major concern for the Chinese public. This study collected 465 published
papers on heavy metal pollution rates (the ratio of the samples exceeding the Grade II limits …

Abstract Cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) in contaminated soil inhibit rice yield and produce
toxic effects on human body through rice accumulation. Plant growth promoting …

Soil pollution severely threatens agro-ecosystem stability. It is important to accurately
understand the status of farmland pollution in order to protect national food safety and …

Cadmium (Cd) accumulation in edible plant tissues poses a serious threat to human health
through the food chain. Assessing the availability of soil Cd is crucial for evaluating …

Abstract Initial Cadmium (Cd) isotope fractionation studies in cereals ascribed the retention
of Cd and its light isotopes to the binding of Cd to sulfur (S). To better understand the relation …

Rice is a staple food by an increasing number of people in China. As more issues have
arisen in China due to rice contaminated by cadmium (Cd), Cd contamination in arable soils …