A review on bioremediation approach for heavy metal detoxification and accumulation in plants

PR Yaashikaa, PS Kumar, S Jeevanantham… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the accumulation of toxic heavy metals in soil and water streams is considered a
serious environmental problem that causes various harmful effects on plants and animals …

[HTML][HTML] Cadmium toxicity in plants: Impacts and remediation strategies

FU Haider, C Liqun, JA Coulter, SA Cheema… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) is an unessential trace element in plants that is ubiquitous in the
environment. Anthropogenic activities such as disposal of urban refuse, smelting, mining …

Phytoremediation technology and food security impacts of heavy metal contaminated soils: A review of literature

PO Oladoye, OM Olowe, MD Asemoloye - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal accumulation in soil and water is one of major problems caused by inorganic
contaminants. Their presence in agricultural soils in high quantities have impacted the food …

Metal contamination and bioremediation of agricultural soils for food safety and sustainability

D Hou, D O'Connor, AD Igalavithana… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
Agricultural soil is a non-renewable natural resource that requires careful stewardship in
order to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. However, industrial …

[HTML][HTML] Phytoremediation: a promising approach for revegetation of heavy metal-polluted land

A Yan, Y Wang, SN Tan, S Ghosh, Z Chen - Frontiers in plant science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Heavy metal accumulation in soil has been rapidly increased due to various natural
processes and anthropogenic (industrial) activities. As heavy metals are non-biodegradable …

Vegetation uptake of mercury and impacts on global cycling

J Zhou, D Obrist, A Dastoor, M Jiskra… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Mercury (Hg) is a global pollutant that emits in large quantities to the atmosphere (> 6,000–
8,000 Mg Hg per year) through anthropogenic activities, biomass burning, geogenic …

Cadmium stress in plants: A critical review of the effects, mechanisms, and tolerance strategies

T El Rasafi, A Oukarroum, A Haddioui… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Cadmium accumulation in crops and the possibility of Cd entering the food chain are serious
concerns for public health. This review discusses the deleterious effects of Cd in plants and …

Phytoremediation: A multidisciplinary approach to clean up heavy metal contaminated soil

V Shah, A Daverey - Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2020 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution due to heavy metals is a growing concern worldwide. Human
activities such as industrial discharge, mining, smelting, hazardous solid waste disposal, etc …

[HTML][HTML] Heavy metals in food crops: Health risks, fate, mechanisms, and management

PK Rai, SS Lee, M Zhang, YF Tsang, KH Kim - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
Food security is a high-priority issue for sustainable global development both quantitatively
and qualitatively. In recent decades, adverse effects of unexpected contaminants on crop …

Photosynthetic response of plants under different abiotic stresses: a review

A Sharma, V Kumar, B Shahzad… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2020 - Springer
Plants encounter various abiotic stresses due to their sessile nature which include heavy
metals, salt, drought, nutrient deficiency, light intensity, pesticide contamination, as well as …