Molecular mechanisms underlying the toxicity and detoxification of trace metals and metalloids in plants

Z Tang, HQ Wang, J Chen, JD Chang… - Journal of Integrative …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plants take up a wide range of trace metals/metalloids (hereinafter referred to as trace
metals) from the soil, some of which are essential but become toxic at high concentrations …

The uptake and bioaccumulation of heavy metals by food plants, their effects on plants nutrients, and associated health risk: a review

A Khan, S Khan, MA Khan, Z Qamar… - Environmental science and …, 2015 - Springer
Heavy metal contamination is a globally recognized environmental issue, threatening
human life very seriously. Increasing population and high demand for food resulted in …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as potential agents in ameliorating heavy metal stress in plants

R Dhalaria, D Kumar, H Kumar, E Nepovimova, K Kuča… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Heavy metal accumulation in plants is a severe environmental problem, rising at an
expeditious rate. Heavy metals such as cadmium, arsenic, mercury and lead are known …

Toxicity and detoxification of heavy metals during plant growth and metabolism

S Dubey, M Shri, A Gupta, V Rani… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2018 - Springer
Pollution of plants by heavy metals is a critical health issue because metals can be
transmitted to animals and humans. Heavy metal exposure induces an oxidative stress in …

Detoxifying the heavy metals: A multipronged study of tolerance strategies against heavy metals toxicity in plants

U Ejaz, SM Khan, N Khalid, Z Ahmad… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Heavy metal concentrations exceeding permissible limits threaten human life, plant life, and
all other life forms. Different natural and anthropogenic activities emit toxic heavy metals in …

Air pollution tolerance index and heavy metal bioaccumulation in selected plant species from urban biotopes

A Nadgórska–Socha, M Kandziora-Ciupa, M Trzęsicki… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
This research was carried out on plants Taraxacum officinale, Plantago lanceolata, Betula
pendula and Robinia pseudoacacia growing in urban biotopes with different levels of heavy …

[HTML][HTML] The neuroprotective effect of traditional Chinese medicinal plants—A critical review

J Moreira, M Machado, M Dias-Teixeira… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2023 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases are increasingly affecting individuals'
quality of life, thus increasing their cost to social and health systems. These diseases have …

Assessment of chromium toxicity and potential health implications of agriculturally diversely irrigated food crops in the semi-arid regions of South Asia

F Chen, J Ma, S Akhtar, ZI Khan, K Ahmad… - Agricultural Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal deposition in crops irrigated with wastewater is a serious environmental issue
in many developing countries. This research looked at the probable health impacts of …

Heavy metal phytoextraction potential of native weeds and grasses from endocrine-disrupting chemicals rich complex distillery sludge and their histological …

R Chandra, V Kumar, S Tripathi, P Sharma - Ecological Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Sugarcane-molasses based distillery waste is a threat to environment for its safe disposal
due to complexation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) containing mixture of organic …

Toxic metal interactions affect the bioaccumulation and dietary intake of macro-and micro-nutrients

A Khan, S Khan, M Alam, MA Khan, M Aamir, Z Qamar… - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of heavy metals (cadmium (Cd),
lead (Pb) and Cd–Pb mix) on bioaccumulation of different nutrients. Three plant species …