Heavy metals represent a group of dangerous pollutants, to which is paid close attention.
Many heavy metals are essential as important constituents of pigments and enzymes …

The environment is increasingly becoming contaminated with chromium (Cr) from increased
industrial activity, and this is a serious ecotoxicological concern worldwide. Cr causes …

Environmental biotechnology (EB) can play a positive and an important role in detoxifying
and eliminating pollutants, and cleaning up the contaminated sites of ecosystems, but the …

Chromium (Cr) is among the most widespread toxic trace elements found in agricultural soils
due to various anthropogenic activities. However, the role of micronutrient-amino chelates …

Copper (Cu) is an important micronutrient for a plant's normal growth and development.
However, excess amount of Cu in the soil causes many severe problems in plants—which …

The influence of pyrolytic temperatures and of the properties of pineapple-peel-derived
biochar (PABC) on Cr (VI) sorption behavior with and without pyrene was investigated. The …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), a class of brominated flame retardants (BFRs),
are widely used in various commercial products. PBDEs have attracted increasing attention …

The effect of citric acid (CA) and EDTA on the growth, root and leaf anatomical structure,
photosynthetic properties and lead (Pb) accumulation in Iris halophila seedlings cultivated in …

A Pseudomonas fluorescens strain ZY2, isolated from swine wastewater, was used to
investigate the synergistic effects of five heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Zn, Cr (VI) and Hg) on …

Abstract Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) are regarded as the most toxic environmental
pollutants because they are a threat not only to plants, but also to humans. Better …