Lead toxicity: health hazards, influence on food chain, and sustainable remediation approaches

A Kumar, A Kumar, CP MMS, AK Chaturvedi… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Lead (Pb) toxicity has been a subject of interest for environmental scientists due to its toxic
effect on plants, animals, and humans. An increase in several Pb related industrial activities …

Human health risks due to exposure to water pollution: a review

P Babuji, S Thirumalaisamy, K Duraisamy… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water resources are crucial in developing any area as they serve as a major source of
potable, agricultural, and industrial water. Water contamination, caused by natural and …

[HTML][HTML] Sewage sludge in agriculture–the effects of selected chemical pollutants and emerging genetic resistance determinants on the quality of soil and crops–a …

M Buta, J Hubeny, W Zieliński, M Harnisz… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In line with sustainable development principles and in order to combat climate change,
which contributes to progressive soil depletion, various solutions are being sought to use …

Bio-remediation approaches for alleviation of cadmium contamination in natural resources

A Kumar, G Subrahmanyam, R Mondal… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) is a harmful heavy metal that can cause potent environmental and health
hazards at different trophic levels through food chain. Cd is relatively non-biodegradable …

Trace elements in soil-vegetables interface: translocation, bioaccumulation, toxicity and amelioration-a review

N Gupta, KK Yadav, V Kumar, S Kumar… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The contamination of soil and vegetables with trace elements is one of the most severe
ecological problems in developing industrialized countries. Trace elements are released …

Evaluating heavy metals contamination in soil and vegetables in the region of North India: Levels, transfer and potential human health risk analysis

N Gupta, KK Yadav, V Kumar, S Krishnan… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study determined the heavy metals (HMs) accumulation in different vegetables in
different seasons and attributed a serious health hazard to human adults due to the …

Assessment of heavy metal pollution and health risks in the soil-plant-human system in the Yangtze River Delta, China

B Hu, X Jia, J Hu, D Xu, F Xia, Y Li - International journal of environmental …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Heavy metal (HM) contamination and accumulation is a serious problem around the world
due to the toxicity, abundant sources, non-biodegradable properties, and accumulative …

Accumulation of heavy metals in vegetable species planted in contaminated soils and the health risk assessment

H Zhou, WT Yang, X Zhou, L Liu, JF Gu… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
The objectives of the present study were to investigate heavy metal accumulation in 22
vegetable species and to assess the human health risks of vegetable consumption. Six …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of heavy metals and medicinal crops on ecological systems, environmental pollution, cultivation, and production processes in China

YG Chen, JH Huang, R Luo, HZ Ge, A Wołowicz… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metals are widely distributed in the environment due to the natural processes and
anthropogenic human activities. Their migration into no contaminated areas contributing …

Nickel in terrestrial biota: Comprehensive review on contamination, toxicity, tolerance and its remediation approaches

A Kumar, DK Jigyasu, G Subrahmanyam, R Mondal… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Nickel (Ni) has been a subject of interest for environmental, physiological, biological
scientists due to its dual effect (toxicity and essentiality) in terrestrial biota. In general, the …