What are heavy metals? Long-standing controversy over the scientific use of the term 'heavy metals'–proposal of a comprehensive definition

H Ali, E Khan - Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The term 'heavy metals' is commonly used in the environmental literature to refer to metals
and metalloids associated with environmental pollution, toxicity and adverse effects on biota …

Heavy metals detoxification: A review of herbal compounds for chelation therapy in heavy metals toxicity

R Mehrandish, A Rahimian… - Journal of Herbmed …, 2019 - eprints.bmsu.ac.ir
Some heavy metals are nutritionally essential elements playing key roles in different
physiological and biological processes, like: iron, cobalt, zinc, copper, chromium …

It's time to replace the term “heavy metals” with “potentially toxic elements” when reporting environmental research

O Pourret, A Hursthouse - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Even if the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements is relatively well defined, some
controversial terms are still in use. Indeed, the term “heavy metal” is a common term used for …

[图书][B] Recent advancement in white biotechnology through fungi

AN Yadav, S Singh, S Mishra, A Gupta - 2019 - Springer
White biotechnology, or industrial biotechnology, is drawing much attention as a solution to
produce energy, chemicals and other materials from renewable resources. White …

Retracted Article: Magnetic polydopamine decorated with Mg–Al LDH nanoflakes as a novel bio-based adsorbent for simultaneous removal of potentially toxic metals …

J Li, Q Fan, Y Wu, X Wang, C Chen, Z Tang… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Potentially toxic metals and dyes commonly coexist in industrial wastewaters, posing a
serious threat to public health and the environment and making the treatment more …

The impact of chromium ion stress on plant growth, developmental physiology, and molecular regulation

S Saud, D Wang, S Fahad, T Javed… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, heavy metals-induced soil pollution has increased due to the widespread
usage of chromium (Cr) in chemical industries. The release of Cr into the environment has …

Fungal phytoremediation of heavy metal-contaminated resources: current scenario and future prospects

A Kumar, AK Chaturvedi, K Yadav… - Recent advancement in …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Heavy metal (Pb, Cd, Cr, Ni, As, Se, etc.) contaminations in fertile soils and fresh
water are one of the worldwide growing issues along with the modernization of the life style …

Trace metals with heavy consequences on bees: A comprehensive review

A Gekière, M Vanderplanck, D Michez - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The pervasiveness of human imprint on Earth is alarming and most animal species,
including bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), must cope with several stressors …

Efficiency of biochar and compost (or composting) combined amendments for reducing Cd, Cu, Zn and Pb bioavailability, mobility and ecological risk in wetland soil

G Zeng, H Wu, J Liang, S Guo, L Huang, P Xu, Y Liu… - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Biochar and compost are two inexpensive and effective in situ remediation materials for
heavy metal contaminated soils. The interaction between biochar and compost (or …

Heavy metal: a misused term?

O Pourret, JC Bollinger, A Hursthouse - Acta Geochimica, 2021 - Springer
The use of the term “heavy metal” is regularly questioned by the scientific community. Here,
we followed the evolution (1970–2020) in the number of published papers including this …