Cadmium (Cd) is one of the non-essential, highly toxic environmental pollutants worldwide
causing serious environmental and agricultural problems. Elevated Cd doses are …

Soils polluted with heavy metals have become common across the globe due to increase in
geologic and anthropogenic activities. Plants growing on these soils show a reduction in …

Electronic waste is an important part of solid waste management around the world. Being a
large part of the solid waste, e-waste contains numerous hazardous components in the form …

Cadmium (Cd) accumulation in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and its subsequent transfer to
food chain is a major environmental issue worldwide. Understanding wheat response to Cd …

Wastes are the major source of soil pollution originates from mining, chemical, metal
processing industries, and other allied industries. These wastes include varieties of …

Heavy metal pollution is not only a hazard to living organisms but also an important
worldwide environmental concern. Experiments were performed to investigate the …

Heavy metal contamination in soils can influence plants and animals, often leading to
toxicosis. Heavy metals can impact various biochemical processes in plants, including …

Heavy metal/metalloids (HMs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil have
caused serious environmental problems, compromised agriculture quality, and have …

In the current era of rapid industrialization, the foremost challenge is the management of
industrial wastes. Activities such as mining and industrialization spill over a large quantity of …

Maize is a plant known for food, feed, and energy value, but being a greater biomass, it may
also be utilized to extract pollutants from soil. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) …