Environmental contamination by a non-essential and non-beneficial, although potentially
toxic mercury (Hg), is becoming a great threat to the living organisms at a global scale …

The occurrence of heavy metals in soils may be beneficial or toxic to the environment. The
biota may require some of these elements considered essentials (like Fe, Zn, Cu or Mo) in …

Heavy metal (HM) toxicity is one of the major abiotic stresses leading to hazardous effects in
plants. A common consequence of HM toxicity is the excessive accumulation of reactive …

Монография посвящена анализу имеющихся в литературе данных и результатов
собственных исследований авторов, касающихся поглощения ионов тяжелых металлов …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …

The accumulation of toxic metals and metalloids, such as cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), or
arsenic (As), as a consequence of various anthropogenic activities, poses a serious threat to …

Global modernization is responsible for industrialization, urbanization and several other
anthropogenic activities, which involves the huge application of heavy metals. Heavy metals …

The physiological, biochemical, and proteomic changes in germinating rice seedlings were
investigated under arsenic stress. A marked decrease in germination percentage, shoot, and …

Cadmium (Cd) loading in soil and the environment has been accelerated worldwide due to
enhanced industrialization and intensified agricultural production, particularly in the …

Cadmium (Cd) is non-essential heavy metal, which in excess, exhibits deleterious effects to
the most of the organisms. Mobilization of defense mechanisms against this toxic agent …