Phytoremediation: a promising approach for revegetation of heavy metal-polluted land

A Yan, Y Wang, SN Tan, ML Mohd Yusof… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Heavy metal accumulation in soil has been rapidly increased due to various natural
processes and anthropogenic (industrial) activities. As heavy metals are non-biodegradable …

A comparison of technologies for remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils

S Khalid, M Shahid, NK Niazi, B Murtaza, I Bibi… - Journal of geochemical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Soil contamination with persistent and potentially (eco) toxic heavy metal (loid) s is
ubiquitous around the globe. Concentration of these heavy metal (loid) s in soil has …

Multivariate statistical evaluation of dissolved trace elements and a water quality assessment in the middle reaches of Huaihe River, Anhui, China

J Wang, G Liu, H Liu, PKS Lam - Science of the total environment, 2017 - Elsevier
A total of 211 water samples were collected from 53 key sampling points from 5–10th July
2013 at four different depths (0 m, 2 m, 4 m, 8 m) and at different sites in the Huaihe River …

A review of environmental contamination and health risk assessment of wastewater use for crop irrigation with a focus on low and high-income countries

S Khalid, M Shahid, Natasha, I Bibi, T Sarwar… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Population densities and freshwater resources are not evenly distributed worldwide. This
has forced farmers to use wastewater for the irrigation of food crops. This practice presents …

Phytoremediation as an effective remedy for removing trace elements from ecosystems

A Mocek-Płóciniak, J Mencel, W Zakrzewski… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The pollution of soil by trace elements is a global problem. Conventional methods of soil
remediation are often inapplicable, so it is necessary to search intensively for innovative and …

Oxidative stress and heavy metals in plants

R Fryzova, M Pohanka, P Martinkova… - … and toxicology volume …, 2018 - Springer
Oxidative stress is a pathological process related to not only animal kingdom but also plants.
Regarding oxidative stress in plants, heavy metals are frequently discussed as causative …

Heavy metal bioavailability and accumulation in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) irrigated with treated wastewater in calcareous soils

S Rezapour, B Atashpaz, SS Moghaddam… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Irrigation with raw or diluted wastewater increases in many developing countries, but the
increasing availability and use of wastewater generates challenges for public agencies …

Remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils by using Solanum nigrum: a review

MZ ur Rehman, M Rizwan, S Ali, YS Ok… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Heavy metals are among the major environmental pollutants and the accumulation of these
metals in soils is of great concern in agricultural production due to the toxic effects on crop …

Integration of sequential extraction, chemical analysis and statistical tools for the availability risk assessment of heavy metals in sludge amended soils

S Khadhar, A Sdiri, A Chekirben, R Azouzi… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work has been conducted as an integrated approach to study the behavior of soils to
the metals from sludge amendment. Bureau Commun Reference (BCR) methodology was …

Phytoremediation prospects for restoration of contamination in the natural ecosystems

S Khan, TH Masoodi, NA Pala, S Murtaza, JA Mugloo… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Toxic substances have a deleterious effect on biological systems if accrued in ecosystems
beyond their acceptable limit. A natural ecosystem can become contaminated due to the …