Heavy metals are among the most important sorts of contaminant in the environment.
Several methods already used to clean up the environment from these kinds of …

At the dawn of the industrial revolution, the exorbitant use of heavy metals and toxic
elements by mankind unfurls a powerful and complex web of hazard all around the world …

Mercury (Hg) pollution is a global threat to human and environmental health because of its
toxicity, mobility and long-term persistence. Although costly engineering-based technologies …

Agricultural crops are an essential base component of all ecosystems and it is important to
assess the impact of nanoparticles on them and the risks involved. In this study we have …

The precious metal gold can be found at high concentration in tailings dumps and waste
rock piles at many mining locations around the world. Conventional technology is generally …

Cotton is a potential and excellent candidate to balance both agricultural production and
remediation of mercury-contained soil, as its main production fiber hardly involves into food …

The potential of Manihot esculenta Crantz (cassava) to phytoextract Hg and Au from Hg-and
Au-containing biosolids and mine tailings was successfully demonstrated for the first time …

Abstract Inorganic Mercury (Hg) contamination persists an environmental problem, but its
cyto-and genotoxicity in plants remains yet unquantified. To determine the extent of Hg …

Mercury (Hg) pollution of soil and water environments is a major global threat to human
health, agri‐food systems and ecosystems and industrial activities mainly coal combustion …

Several environmental factors influence the mineral uptake of plants, including pH, redox
potential, and the presence of xenobiotics as well as the temperature and salinity. Changes …