Environmental contamination by a non-essential and non-beneficial, although potentially
toxic mercury (Hg), is becoming a great threat to the living organisms at a global scale …

Background Unlike organic pollutants, heavy metals are not created nor are biodegradable
materials. They naturally occur in earth crust and many of them reach the environment via …

To analyze the spatial distribution patterns, risks, and sources of heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr,
Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, Fe), 36 road dust samples were collected from an urbanized area of …

Organic amendments such as biochar and vermicompost have been reported to improve
soil and plant properties. However, whether the co-application of the two amendments has a …

Intensive use of plastic films can induce contamination of microplastics (MPs) and phthalate
esters (PAEs), but data on their relationship in agricultural soil has been scarce. This study …

This study aims to concern the distribution of As, Cr, Cd, Hg, Cu, Zn, Pb and Fe in surface
sediment, zoobenthos and fishes, and quantify the accumulative ecological risk and human …

Rapid expansion of greenhouse vegetable production (GVP) in China over the last few
decades has substantially promoted vegetable production and farmers' incomes. However …

Cadmium (Cd) is harmful to plant growth and can be easily transferred from soil to plants.
Plant cell wall plays important role in preventing Cd from entering cells. Salicylic acid (SA) …

Conventional assessment of soil environmental quality commonly focuses on soil heavy
metals (HMs), neglecting the HMs in agricultural products. To response this shortcoming, a …

Heavy metal (HM) contamination of plastic-shed vegetable production (PSVP) areas is a
great concern in China because of severe soil quality deterioration and the risk of HM …