Abstract Background Arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) are two toxic elements that have a
relatively high risk of transfer from paddy soil to rice grain. Rice is a major dietary source of …

Background Cadmium exposure has been associated with increased diabetes risk in
several studies, though there is still considerable debate about the magnitude and shape of …

Rice is a major dietary source of the toxic metal, cadmium (Cd). Previous studies reported
that the rice transporter, OsNRAMP1,(Natural resistance‐associated macrophage protein 1) …

Abstract Background Cadmium (Cd) is a non-essential toxic heavy metal, an environmental
toxicant, and toxic at a low concentration, and it has no known beneficial role in the human …

China exemplifies the serious and widespread soil heavy metal pollution generated by
mining activities. A total of 420 soil samples from 58 metal mines was collected across …

This review summarises existing evidence on the impact of organic food on human health. It
compares organic vs. conventional food production with respect to parameters important to …

China faces great challenges in protecting its soil from contamination caused by rapid
industrialization and urbanization over the last three decades. Recent nationwide surveys …

Arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury are toxic elements that are almost ubiquitously present
at low levels in the environment because of anthropogenic influences. Dietary intake of plant …

Pollution by heavy metals limits the area of land available for cultivation of food crops. A
potential solution to this problem might lie in the molecular breeding of food crops for …

Current organic agriculture performs well in several sustainability domains, like animal
welfare, farm profitability and low pesticide use, but yields are commonly lower than in …