Soil heavy metal pollution and food safety in China: Effects, sources and removing technology

G Qin, Z Niu, J Yu, Z Li, J Ma, P Xiang - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil plays a fundamental role in food safety and the adverse effects of contaminants like
heavy metal (loid) s on crop quality have threatened human health. Therefore, it is important …

Phytoremediation of heavy metals: an indispensable contrivance in green remediation technology

Sabreena, S Hassan, SA Bhat, V Kumar, BA Ganai… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Environmental contamination is triggered by various anthropogenic activities, such as using
pesticides, toxic chemicals, industrial effluents, and metals. Pollution not only affects both …

Phytoremediation as an effective remedy for removing trace elements from ecosystems

A Mocek-Płóciniak, J Mencel, W Zakrzewski… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The pollution of soil by trace elements is a global problem. Conventional methods of soil
remediation are often inapplicable, so it is necessary to search intensively for innovative and …

Phytoremediation of heavy metals in tropical soils an overview

BE Guerra Sierra, J Muñoz Guerrero, S Sokolski - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The geomorphological characteristics of the materials inherent in tropical soils, in addition to
the excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides, industrial waste and residues, and novel …

Heavy metal uptake by plants from wastewater of different pulp concentrations and contaminated soils

S Shojaei, A Jafarpour, S Shojaei, Y Gyasi-Agyei… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is a lack of information on the extent of mineral extraction by plants from wastewater in
arid and semi-arid environments in developing countries. This research assesses the …

Organic amendment additions to cadmium-contaminated soils for phytostabilization of three bioenergy crops

P Taeprayoon, K Homyog, W Meeinkuirt - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The effects of organic amendments on the phytoremediation of cadmium (Cd) in acacia
(Acacia mangium), jatropha (Jatropha curcas), and cassava (Manihot esculenta) were …

An assessment of nanotechnology-based interventions for cleaning up toxic heavy metal/metalloid-contaminated agroecosystems: Potentials and Issues

B Chowardhara, B Saha, JP Awasthi, BB Deori, R Nath… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Heavy metals (HMs) are among the most dangerous environmental variables for a variety of
life forms, including crops. Accumulation of HMs in consumables and their subsequent …

Identification of Copper in Stems and Roots of Jatropha curcas L. by Hyperspectral Imaging

JF García-Martín, AT Badaró, DF Barbin… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
The in situ determination of metals in plants used for phytoremediation is still a challenge
that must be overcome to control the plant stress over time due to metals uptake as well as to …

Bioremediation strategies for xenobiotic degradation in petroleum-impacted industrial ecosystems: Practical challenges and future directions

B Bora, H Kauser, SR Geed - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
The rapid industrialization of recent decades has led to widespread contamination of soil
and water by hazardous xenobiotic compounds, particularly petroleum hydrocarbons like …

Phytoremediation and ethnomedicinal potential of Buddleja, Eremophila, Scrophularia, and Verbascum genera belonging to the Scrophulariaceae family: a review

AM Vazquez-Marquez, J Correa-Basurto… - Future Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
A number of species have developed detoxification strategies that allow them to accumulate
high amounts of heavy metals in their tissues and grow despite a high heavy metal (HM) …