The reasonable disposal of plant biomass containing heavy metals (HMs) is a difficult
problem for the phytoremediation technology. This review summarizes current literature that …

Halophytic plants are characterized by their ability to survive, even thrive, at concentrations
of sodium and chloride ions that would be toxic to most crop species. Given the diminishing …

Throughout the world, urban agriculture supplies fresh local vegetables to city populations.
However, the increasing anthropogenic uses of metal-containing nanoparticles (NPs) such …

Arundo donax L., common name giant cane or giant reed, is a plant that grows
spontaneously in different kinds of environments and that it is widespread in temperate and …

Sustainable food production for a rapidly growing global population is a major challenge of
this century. In order to meet the demand for food production, an additional land area of 2.7 …

This study analyzed the concentrations and distributions of Al, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb
and Zn in three different cattail species growing spontaneously in a natural wetland subject …

In the Mediterranean area, surface waters often have low discharge or renewal rates, hence
metal contamination from industrialised catchments can have a high negative impact on the …

Global ecosystems are undergoing rapid and unprecedented transformations due to a range
of human activities, including land development, pollution, the introduction of invasive …

Various types of mono-and bi-metallic modified HZSM-5 catalysts such as Mo-, Fe-, Zn-, Cu-,
Mo–Fe-, Mo–Zn-, and Mo–Cu-modified HZSM-5 were prepared via impregnation and were …

Industrially developed cities affect public health, and can directly cause inconvenience to the
nearby societies especially due to their associated air pollution. In this context, the present …