Soil contamination with cadmium, consequences and remediation using organic amendments

MA Khan, S Khan, A Khan, M Alam - Science of the total environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) contamination of soil and food crops is a ubiquitous environmental problem
that has resulted from uncontrolled industrialization, unsustainable urbanization and …

A critical review on effects, tolerance mechanisms and management of cadmium in vegetables

M Rizwan, S Ali, M Adrees, M Ibrahim, DCW Tsang… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) accumulation in vegetables is an important environmental issue that
threatens human health globally. Understanding the response of vegetables to Cd stress …

Phytoremediation of cadmium (Cd) and uranium (U) contaminated soils by Brassica juncea L. enhanced with exogenous application of plant growth regulators

L Chen, C Long, D Wang, J Yang - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
This investigation was made to examine the role of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), gibberellin A3
(GA 3), 6-Benzylaminopurine (6-BA), and 24-epibrassinolide (EBL) in improving stress …

Toxicity of cadmium and its health risks from leafy vegetable consumption

Y Huang, C He, C Shen, J Guo, S Mubeen, J Yuan… - Food & function, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic heavy metal and has spread widely in the environment in
recent decades. This review summarizes current knowledge about Cd contamination of leafy …

Heavy metals in food, house dust, and water from an e-waste recycling area in South China and the potential risk to human health

J Zheng, K Chen, X Yan, SJ Chen, GC Hu… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Concentrations of heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, and Ni) were measured in the foodstuffs,
house dust, underground/drinking water, and soil from an electronic waste (e-waste) area in …

Arsenic contamination status in Europe, Australia, and other parts of the world

G Medunić, Ž Fiket, M Ivanić - Arsenic in Drinking Water and Food, 2020 - Springer
This chapter presents latest research in Australia, Europe, and other parts of the world on
environmental issues related to As, particularly in water, but the viewpoints of food, health …

Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in plant leaves from Yan׳ an city of the Loess Plateau, China

Y Hu, D Wang, L Wei, X Zhang, B Song - Ecotoxicology and environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Urban plants are capable of reducing environmental pollutions through bioaccumulation
contaminants in their tissues. The accumulation of heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Cd, Cr, and Zn) in …

Measurement of metal bioaccessibility in vegetables to improve human exposure assessments: field study of soil–plant–atmosphere transfers in urban areas, South …

TT Xiong, C Dumat, A Pierart, M Shahid, Y Kang… - … geochemistry and health, 2016 - Springer
The quality of cultivated consumed vegetables in relation to environmental pollution is a
crucial issue for urban and peri-urban areas, which host the majority of people at the global …

Arsenic and lead in foods: a potential threat to human health in Bangladesh

MS Islam, MK Ahmed… - Food Additives & …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risk of arsenic and lead to adults and children via
daily dietary intake of food composites in Bangladesh was estimated. The target hazard …

Cadmium contamination of rice from various polluted areas of China and its potential risks to human health

S Ke, XY Cheng, N Zhang, HG Hu, Q Yan… - Environmental …, 2015 - Springer
A total of 484 rice samples were collected from five polluted areas in China to investigate the
cadmium (Cd) contamination of rice and its potential health risks. The mean Cd contents of …