Sources, toxicity potential, and human health risk assessment of heavy metals-laden soil and dust of urban and suburban areas as affected by industrial and mining …

HA Al-Swadi, ARA Usman, AS Al-Farraj, MI Al-Wabel… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Sources and levels of heavy metals (HMs) in soil and dust of urban and suburban areas in
Riyadh (industrial city) and Mahad AD'Dahab (mining area) cities in Saudi Arabia were …

Evaluation of heavy metals accumulation potential of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.)

M Ćaćić, A Perčin, Ž Zgorelec, I Kisić - Journal of Central European …, 2019 - jcea.agr.hr
Heavy metals accumulation in crops and soils poses a significant threat to the human health.
A study was carried out in 2016 in order to assess hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) ability to …

[HTML][HTML] Salicylic acid restricts mercury translocation by activating strong antioxidant defense mechanisms in sweet pepper (Capsicum annum L.)

MF Khalid, A Abou Elezz, MZ Jawaid… - … Technology & Innovation, 2023 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) availability in soil and its absorption in plants is seriously concerned for plant
production and human health. Salicylic acid (SA) is one of the major plant hormones …

Optimization of Phytoremediation of Nickel by Alocasia puber Using Response Surface Methodology

NS Mohamad Thani, R Mohd Ghazi, IR Abdul Wahab… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
The contamination of water by heavy metals is a worldwide environmental problem.
Phytoremediation and constructed wetlands have become increasingly popular as more …

Gibberellic acid improves growth and reduces heavy metal accumulation: A case study in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) seedlings exposed to acid mine water

UV Ogugua, SA Kanu, K Ntushelo - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
This study investigated the effect of gibberellic acid (GA 3) on the growth of tomato seedlings
and heavy metal accumulation within seedlings tissue irrigated with acid mine water (AMW) …

Exogenous application of glutathione enhanced growth, nutritional orchestration and physiochemical characteristics of Brassica oleracea L. under lead stress

M Ahmad, S Ahmed, NA Yasin, A Wahid… - … and Molecular Biology of …, 2023 - Springer
A major obstacle to agricultural production and yield quality is heavy metal contamination of
the soil and water, which leads to lower productivity and quality of crops. The situation has …

28-Homo-Brassinolide Confers Cadmium Tolerance in Vigna radiate L. Through Modulating Minerals Uptake, Antioxidant System and Gas Exchange Attributes

S Ahmed, S Mudassar, R Sardar, NA Yasin - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2023 - Springer
Heavy metal stress is one of the most crucial abiotic factors that hamper plant growth and
biomass production. Seed priming with brassinosteroids help plants to cope with a variety of …

Seed Priming with Triacontanol Alleviates Lead Stress in Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Common Bean) through Improving Nutritional Orchestration and Morpho …

S Ahmed, M Amjad, R Sardar, MH Siddiqui, M Irfan - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Worldwide, crop productivity is highly influenced by heavy metal toxicity. Lead (Pb) the is
second-most toxic heavy metal that has high persistence in soil. Lead is translocated in …

[PDF][PDF] An assessment of wastewater pollution, treatment efficiency and management in a semi-arid urban area of Pakistan

Y Mahfooz, A Yasar, L Guijian, B Yousaf… - Desalination Water …, 2020 - academia.edu
abstract Increased population growth, better living standards and improved economic
activity put the upward burden on the world's inadequate water resources. A study was …

Risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in street dust from Mahd Ad Dhahab gold mine, Saudi Arabia

AM Abu Khatita - Journal of Taibah University for Science, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The current study evaluated the contamination level of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and
their associated risk in street dust in the vicinity of Mahd Ad Dhahab gold mine, KSA. 25 …