Phytoremediation of toxic metals present in soil and water environment: a critical review

VS Kanwar, A Sharma, AL Srivastav, L Rani - Environmental Science and …, 2020 - Springer
Heavy metals are one of the most hazardous inorganic contaminants of both water and soil
environment composition. Normally, heavy metals are non-biodegradable in nature because …

Organic amendments for in situ immobilization of heavy metals in soil: A review

J Gao, H Han, C Gao, Y Wang, B Dong, Z Xu - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a growing need for soil remediation due to the increase in heavy metals (HMs)
migrating into the soil environment, especially those from man-made sources dominated by …

Migration of heavy metals in the soil-grape system and potential health risk assessment

L Yang, Q Ren, K Zheng, Z Jiao, X Ruan… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The accumulation of heavy metals in soil may introduce them to the food chain and cause
health risks for humans. In the present study, 43 pairs of soil and grape samples (leaf and …

[HTML][HTML] Human health risk assessment of heavy metals via consumption of contaminated vegetables collected from different irrigation sources in Lahore, Pakistan

A Mahmood, RN Malik - Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
Soil pollution with heavy metals due to discharge of untreated urban and industrial
wastewater is a major threat to ecological integrity and human well-being. The presenting …

Effects of sewage sludge biochar on plant metal availability after application to a Mediterranean soil

A Mendez, A Gomez, J Paz-Ferreiro, G Gasco - Chemosphere, 2012 - Elsevier
Pyrolytic conversion of sewage sludge into biochar could be a sustainable management
option for Mediterranean agricultural soils. The aim of this work is to evaluate the effects of …

Role of mineral nutrition in minimizing cadmium accumulation by plants

N Sarwar, Saifullah, SS Malhi, MH Zia… - Journal of the …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic heavy metal for both plants and animals. The presence of Cd
in agricultural soils is of great concern regarding its entry into the food chain. Cadmium …

Heavy metals assessment in water, soil, vegetables and their associated health risks via consumption of vegetables, District Kasur, Pakistan

I Ashraf, F Ahmad, A Sharif, AR Altaf, H Teng - SN Applied Sciences, 2021 - Springer
The consumption of contaminated vegetables has a great impact on human health. Due to
this fact, we conduct the study to estimate the heavy metals in groundwater, soil, and …

Accumulation of heavy metals in soil-crop systems: a review for wheat and corn

S Wang, W Wu, F Liu, R Liao, Y Hu - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
The health risks arising from heavy metal pollution (HMP) in agricultural soils have attracted
global attention, and research on the accumulation of heavy metals in soil-plant systems is …

Direct and residual effect of sewage sludge on yield, heavy metals content and soil fertility under rice–wheat system

AM Latare, O Kumar, SK Singh, A Gupta - Ecological engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
Soil application of sewage sludge in crop production offers an alternative technique for its
disposal and management. The present study was taken up to evaluate the effect of sewage …

Heavy metal bioavailability and accumulation in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) irrigated with treated wastewater in calcareous soils

S Rezapour, B Atashpaz, SS Moghaddam… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Irrigation with raw or diluted wastewater increases in many developing countries, but the
increasing availability and use of wastewater generates challenges for public agencies …