Heavy metal contamination in agricultural soil: environmental pollutants affecting crop health

A Rashid, BJ Schutte, A Ulery, MK Deyholos, S Sanogo… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heavy metals and metalloids (HMs) are environmental pollutants, most notably cadmium,
lead, arsenic, mercury, and chromium. When HMs accumulate to toxic levels in agricultural …

Heavy metals and soil microbes

N Abdu, AA Abdullahi, A Abdulkadir - Environmental chemistry letters, 2017 - Springer
Heavy metal pollution is a global issue due to health risks associated with metal
contamination. Although many metals are essential for life, they can be harmful to man …

Recent trends in advanced polymer materials in agriculture related applications

A Sikder, AK Pearce, SJ Parkinson… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Over the past few decades, advanced polymeric materials have gained popularity in the
development of sustainable agricultural applications. Smart polymeric systems have …

Expatiating the impact of anthropogenic aspects and climatic factors on long-term soil monitoring and management

S Bungau, T Behl, L Aleya, P Bourgeade… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
This article is an extensive collection of scientific literature related to the impact of fertilizers
on soil microbial and enzymatic activity. Due to the significance of technology in quantitative …

Dehydrogenase activity in the soil environment

A Wolińska, Z Stępniewska - Dehydrogenases, 2012 - books.google.com
The main purpose of the chapter is clarify description of the role of intracellular
enzymedehydrogenase in the soil environment, as well as presentation of soil factors …

Effects of Cd and Pb on soil microbial community structure and activities

S Khan, A El-Latif Hesham, M Qiao, S Rehman… - … Science and Pollution …, 2010 - Springer
Background, aim, and scope Soil contamination with heavy metals occurs as a result of both
anthropogenic and natural activities. Heavy metals could have long-term hazardous impacts …

Use of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens (L.), Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae processing residue in peat-based growing media

L Setti, E Francia, A Pulvirenti, S Gigliano… - Waste Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens (L.), Diptera: Stratiomyidae) is an insect
whose larvae thrive on agro-industrial by-products. This study reports the first use of black …

Heavy metal concentration, potential ecological risk assessment and enzyme activity in soils affected by a lead-zinc tailing spill in Guangxi, China

K Liu, C Li, S Tang, G Shang, F Yu, Y Li - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
In 1976, a tailing dam collapse accident at the Xingping Lead–Zinc Mine in Guangxi
Province, China, led to the spillage of mining wastewater and sludge into downstream …

In situ stabilization of cadmium-, lead-, and zinc-contaminated soil using various amendments

SH Lee, JS Lee, YJ Choi, JG Kim - Chemosphere, 2009 - Elsevier
Chemical stabilization is an in situ remediation method that uses inexpensive amendments
to reduce contaminant availability in polluted soil. We tested the effects of several …

Polymer applications in agriculture

LO Ekebafe, DE Ogbeifun, FE Okieimen - Biokemistri, 2011 - ajol.info
Polymer Applications in Agriculture Page 1 LO Ekebafe et al. 81 Biokemistri 0795-8080/2011
$5.00 + 0.00 Vol. 23, No. 2, June 30, 2011, pages 81 – 89 © 2011 Nigerian Society for …