Large areas of paddy fields in southern China have been contaminated by arsenic (As),
which causes serious problems such as the reduction of grain yield and high As …

The pollution of heavy metals (HMs) in the soil has become one of the important factors
affecting the national environment and human health. Phytoremediation, as a technology to …

Arsenic, a carcinogenic and toxic contaminant of soil and water, affects human health
adversely. During last few decades, it has been an important global environmental issue …

Arsenic, a metalloid that exists by nature, reaches the earth either by natural or
anthropogenic events and is considered an emerging pollutant. The existence of arsenic in …

Human exposures to arsenic (As) through different pathways (dietary and non-dietary) are
considered to be one of the primary worldwide environmental health risks to humans. This …

We investigated effects of arsenate (AsV), chromate (CrVI) and sulfate on As and Cr uptake
and translocation by arsenic hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata (PV), which was exposed to …

This study aimed to investigate the potential of Rhodopseudomonas palustris C1 and
Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus C31 to ameliorate As toxicity and to reduce As uptake in rice …

Arsenic (As) toxicity has been recognized for centuries. In the last few decades a large
number of articles have been published with regard to As (Figure 16.1). Arsenic has become …

The study was undertaken with the aim of testing the effects of isolated bacterial strain
nbri05 from arsenic contaminated site of West Bengal. Firstly, isolated strain was …

Siderophores are secondary metabolites having molecular weight less than 10 KD. They are
specifically meant for chelation of ferric ions. They also tend to chelate metals under heavy …