Perchlorate, which could not be easily degraded in the environment, is a persistent
inorganic pollutant in water with high water-solubility, diffusivity, and stability. Its pollution …

Since the 1990s, a large number of studies around the world have reported the presence of
perchlorate in different types of environmental matrices. In view of their inherent …

Geogenic arsenic (As) contamination in Bengal Delta Plain is a growing environmental and
research concern. Cultivation of staple crops like paddy on these contaminated fields is one …

Rice is a staple food for over half the global population and its sustainable production is
directly linked to global food security. Rice yield and human health are threatened by …

Perchlorate (ClO4−) is globally enriched in Martian regolith at levels commonly toxic to
plants. Consequently, perchlorate in Martian regolith presents an obstacle to developing …

This book provides the reader with the comprehensive view necessary to understand and
critically evaluate the design, implementation, and monitoring of phytoremediation at sites …

Perchlorate is an anion that originates as a contaminant in ground and surface waters. The
presence of perchlorate in soil and water samples from northern Chile (Atacama Desert) …

Environmental context. Perchlorate is an emerging environmental contaminant that has a
unique ability to interfere with normal iodine uptake by the human thyroid gland, and thus …

Endocrine disruptors like thiocyanate are some of the principal causes of chronic disorders
worldwide. Prenatal and postnatal exposure to thiocyanate can interfere with normal …

Very little information is available with regards to the bioavailability of perchlorate in spinach
or chard used in the production of baby foods commodities. In the present study, the uptake …