Soil heavy metal pollution and food safety in China: Effects, sources and removing technology

G Qin, Z Niu, J Yu, Z Li, J Ma, P Xiang - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil plays a fundamental role in food safety and the adverse effects of contaminants like
heavy metal (loid) s on crop quality have threatened human health. Therefore, it is important …

Recent advances in the application of water-stable metal-organic frameworks: Adsorption and photocatalytic reduction of heavy metal in water

Z Li, L Wang, L Qin, C Lai, Z Wang, M Zhou, L Xiao… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metals pollution in water is a global environmental issue, which has threatened the
human health and environment. Thus, it is important to remove them under practical water …

Heavy metal contamination risk assessment and correlation analysis of heavy metal contents in soil and crops

M Xiang, Y Li, J Yang, K Lei, Y Li, F Li, D Zheng… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution is a notable threat to agricultural production. Soil heavy metal
pollution can cause potential ecological risk (ERI), and crop heavy metal pollution can cause …

Heavy metal pollution in agricultural soils of a typical volcanic area: Risk assessment and source appointment

J Yang, Y Sun, Z Wang, J Gong, J Gao, S Tang, S Ma… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metals are naturally occurring elements with high natural background levels in the
volcanic area. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct a risk assessment and identify potential …

Impact of microplastics on bioaccumulation of heavy metals in rape (Brassica napus L.)

H Jia, D Wu, Y Yu, S Han, L Sun, M Li - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics have become a global environmental problem due to the ubiquitous existence.
The impacts of microplastics on heavy metals behaviors in aquatic environment are widely …

Pollution assessment and source apportionment of heavy metals in soil from lead–Zinc mining areas of south China

Y Zhang, B Song, Z Zhou - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
For the regulation and remediation of heavy metal-polluted soils in mining areas, it is
important to study the spatial distribution of soil heavy metal accumulation, quantitatively …

Hidden risks from potentially toxic metal (loid) s in paddy soils-rice and source apportionment using lead isotopes: A case study from China

J Wang, P Deng, X Wei, X Zhang, J Liu, Y Huang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyrite is a typical sulfide mineral which contains various potentially toxic metal (loid) s
(PTMs). The pyrite smelting and subsequent industrial utilization activities usually release …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in genes-encoding transporters for cadmium uptake, translocation, and accumulation in plants

J Tao, L Lu - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal that is highly toxic for plants, animals, and human beings. A
better understanding of the mechanisms involved in Cd accumulation in plants is beneficial …

Human health risk assessment of heavy metals in agricultural soil and food crops in Hamadan, Iran

A Kharazi, M Leili, M Khazaei, MY Alikhani… - Journal of food …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, 103 water, agricultural soil, and crops irrigated with wastewater or tube-well
water were collected, and their heavy metal content was evaluated using inductively …

Sources and health risks of heavy metals in soils and vegetables from intensive human intervention areas in South China

C Su, J Wang, Z Chen, J Meng, G Yin, Y Zhou… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution greatly harms the soil environment and poses threats to food safety
and human health. This study aimed to quantify and analyze the sources of heavy metals …