Arsenic poisoning constitutes a major threat to humans, causing various health problems.
Almost everywhere across the world certain “hotspots” have been detected, putting in …

Soil, air and water pollution caused by the mobility and solubility of heavy metals
significantly damages the environment, human health, plants and animals. One common in …

Abstract East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) is an important site for fish culture in sewage-fed
areas, which are major receivers of pollutants and wastages from Kolkata. EKW is …

Anthropogenic activities, including combustion of fossil fuels, coal, and gold mining, are
significant sources of mercury (Hg) emissions into aquatic ecosystems. South Africa is a …

Environmental concerns regarding the toxicity of trace elements (TEs) and the harmful
effects of these elements on humans have attracted worldwide attention. To meet stricter …

The build-up of heavy metals (HM) in agricultural soils accelerates the HM uptake by plants,
which could potentially affect food quality and food safety. Here we studied the status and …

The extent of heavy metal pollution and their impact on the various component of urban
aquaculture pond (India) were investigated on the basis of seasonal variation. The water …

The dramatic increase in world population underpins current escalating food demand, which
requires increased productivity in the available arable land through agricultural …

Mining activities are responsible for the elevated input levels of suspended sediment and
hazardous metals into the riverine ecosystem. These have been shown to threaten the …

Sediment heavy metal pollution in the Dianchi Lake has been a long-term environmental
problem of concern. This study investigated the lake sediment heavy metal contamination …