Air pollution tolerance index and heavy metal bioaccumulation in selected plant species from urban biotopes

A Nadgórska–Socha, M Kandziora-Ciupa, M Trzęsicki… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
This research was carried out on plants Taraxacum officinale, Plantago lanceolata, Betula
pendula and Robinia pseudoacacia growing in urban biotopes with different levels of heavy …

Integrating phytoremediation into treatment of pulp and paper industry wastewater: field observations of native plants for the detoxification of metals and their potential …

P Sharma, S Tripathi, D Purchase… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
This work aimed to explore the use of native herbs for the removal of heavy metals from pulp
and paper industry wastewater, with the view of applying them as part of a multidisciplinary …

Assessment of trace metal contamination and ecological risk in the forest ecosystem of dexing mining area in northeast Jiangxi Province, China

W Lin, K Wu, Z Lao, W Hu, B Lin, Y Li, H Fan… - … and Environmental Safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Samples of soil, earthworms, and tree roots from the forest ecosystem in the Dexing Pb/Zn
mining area of Jiangxi Province were collected and the status of trace metal pollution …

Recent research progress in geochemical properties and restoration of heavy metals in contaminated soil by phytoremediation

J Fu, D Yu, X Chen, Y Su, C Li, Y Wei - Journal of Mountain Science, 2019 - Springer
Heavy metals are widely distributed contaminants in natural environments and their
potential threats to human health have attracted worldwide concerns due to the food chain …

The Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide on Plant Growth, Mineral Accumulation, as Well as Biological and Chemical Properties of Ficus deltoidea

N Nurnaeimah, N Mat, K Suryati Mohd, NA Badaluddin… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is defined as a reactive oxygen species (ROS), able to cause
damage to a variety of cellular structures. On the other hand, recent work has demonstrated …

Bioaccumulation of heavy metals and ecophysiological responses to heavy metal stress in selected populations of Vaccinium myrtillus L. and Vaccinium vitis-idaea L

M Kandziora-Ciupa, A Nadgórska-Socha, G Barczyk… - Ecotoxicology, 2017 - Springer
The aim of this study was to determine the concentrations of heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Zn, Fe,
and Mn) in soil, and their bioavailability and bioaccumulation in Vaccinium myrtillus L. and …

Metal-containing nanoparticles derived from concealed metal deposits: An important source of toxic nanoparticles in aquatic environments

G Hu, J Cao - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
The potential environmental risks of engineered nanoparticles in aquatic environment have
attracted considerable attention, but naturally produced nanoparticles have relatively been …

Determination of phytochemical quality of leaves Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. and Vaccinium myrtillus L. from the polluted and non-polluted areas

V Petruľová, M Bačkorová - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2024 - Springer
Elemental composition of Vaccinium myrtillus L. and Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. has not been
determined yet in detail. In our study, a scanning electron microscope coupled with an …

Application of field-portable-XRF for the determination of trace elements in deciduous leaves from a mine-impacted region

A Turner, CC Chan, MT Brown - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Deciduous leaves (n= 87) from beech (Fagus sylvatica), birch (Betula spp.) and oak
(Quercus spp.) trees have been collected from three metal mine-impacted sites in southwest …

Response of Nerium oleander to phosphogypsum amendment and its potential use for phytoremediation

N Elloumi, D Belhaj, S Mseddi, M Zouari… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
This work was carried out to check the feasibility of a sustainable disposal of
phosphogypsum (PG) by application in agriculture. The objectives of this work were to …