Due to high concentrations of numerous harmful and hazardous pollutants, particularly
heavy metals, industrial wastewater has become a major problem. Heavy metal pollution …

Lead (Pb) toxicity has been a subject of interest for environmental scientists due to its toxic
effect on plants, animals, and humans. An increase in several Pb related industrial activities …

Nowadays, contamination due to the organic/inorganic composites has increased promptly
due to rising anthropological intrusion which is foremost issue for worldwide food safety and …

The discharge of untreated tannery wastewater containing biotoxic substances of heavy
metals in the ecosystem is one of the most important environmental and health challenges in …

Heavy metal pollution is one of the serious problems and contaminates the environment by
different means with the blow of industries in several countries. Different techniques like …

Lead (Pb) is the second most toxic heavy metal after arsenic (As), which has no role in
biological systems. Pb toxicity causes a range of damages to plants from germination to …

Pollution by heavy metals has been identified as a global threat since the inception of
industrial revolution. Heavy metal contamination induces serious health and environmental …

Persistent heavy metal pollution poses a major threat to all life forms in the environment due
to its toxic effects. These metals are very reactive at low concentrations and can accumulate …

Background. Rapid industrialization and anthropogenic activities such as the unmanaged
use of agro-chemicals, fossil fuel burning and dumping of sewage sludge have caused soils …

Agricultural solid wastes either in natural or in modified forms have been successfully used
for decades as non-conventional cost-effective adsorbents for removing metal ions and dyes …