Phytoextraction of heavy metals: a promising tool for clean-up of polluted environment?

J Suman, O Uhlik, J Viktorova, T Macek - Frontiers in plant science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Pollution by heavy metals (HM) represents a serious threat for both the environment and
human health. Due to their elemental character, HM cannot be chemically degraded, and …

Phytoremediation using genetically engineered plants to remove metals: a review

II Ozyigit, H Can, I Dogan - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2021 - Springer
Contamination by heavy metals including As, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni and Zn in
agricultural fields is a global safety issue. Indeed, excessive accumulations of metals have …

[HTML][HTML] Cadmium toxicity in Salvia sclarea L.: An integrative response of element uptake, oxidative stress markers, leaf structure and photosynthesis

AG Dobrikova, EL Apostolova, A Hanć… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The herbal plant Salvia sclarea L.(clary sage) is classified to cadmium (Cd) accumulators
and considered as a potential plant for phytoremediation of heavy metal polluted soil …

The role of monochromatic red and blue light in tomato early photomorphogenesis and photosynthetic traits

LG Izzo, BH Mele, L Vitale, E Vitale, C Arena - … and Experimental Botany, 2020 - Elsevier
Plant development and physiology are strongly influenced by the environmental light
spectrum that triggers and controls several functional and structural response in plants …

Co-benefits of biochar-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron in simultaneously stabilizing soil heavy metals and reducing their bioaccessibility

D Yang, S Yang, H Yuan, F Wang, H Wang, J Xu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
We investigated the performance and encapsulation mechanisms of novel biochar-
supported nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI-BC) used for the remediation of soil co …

A review of the influence of nanoparticles on the physiological and biochemical attributes of plants with a focus on the absorption and translocation of toxic trace …

SU Rahman, X Wang, M Shahzad, O Bashir, Y Li… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Trace elements (TEs) from various natural and anthropogenic activities contaminate the
agricultural water and soil environments. The use of nanoparticles (NPs) as nano-fertilizers …

Bacterial tolerance strategies against lead toxicity and their relevance in bioremediation application

A Mitra, S Chatterjee, S Kataki, RP Rastogi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Among heavy metals, lead (Pb) is a non-essential metal having a higher toxicity and without
any crucial known biological functions. Being widespread, non-biodegradable and …

Rapid hormetic responses of photosystem II photochemistry of clary sage to cadmium exposure

IDS Adamakis, I Sperdouli, A Hanć… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Five-day exposure of clary sage (Salvia sclarea L.) to 100 μM cadmium (Cd) in hydroponics
was sufficient to increase Cd concentrations significantly in roots and aboveground parts …

Phragmites australis cav. As a bioindicator of hydromorphic soils pollution with heavy metals and polyaromatic hydrocarbons

V Chaplygin, T Dudnikova, N Chernikova, A Fedorenko… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The work is devoted to evaluation of the ability of Phragmites australis Сav. to indicate the
soil pollution with heavy metals (HMs) and priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) …

Overall plant responses to Cd and Pb metal stress in maize: Growth pattern, ultrastructure, and photosynthetic activity

F Figlioli, MC Sorrentino, V Memoli, C Arena… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
This study provides a full description of the responses of the crop energy plant Zea mays to
stress induced by Cd and Pb, in view of a possible extensive use in phytoattenuation of …