Heavy metal contamination is a growing concern in the developing world. Inadequate water
and wastewater treatment, coupled with increased industrial activity, have led to increased …

Organic farming follows the principle of circular causation and has emerged in response to
questions on health, environment and sustainability issues. In this review, we assess the …

At the global scale, high concentrations of particulate matter (PM) enriched with metal (loid)
s are currently observed in the atmosphere of urban areas. Foliar lead uptake was …

Purpose The overexploitation of resources such as mining and metallurgical and agricultural
resources has resulted in heavy metal accumulation and soil acidification. Studying the …

We investigated the mid stream water quality of Ganga river as influenced by aerially-driven
heavy metals at Varanasi, India. Twelve sampling stations were selected along a 20 km long …

Pot culture experiments were conducted to study dietary intake of heavy metals via
vegetables, spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.), radish (Raphanus sativus L.) and tomato …

Four minerals, agricultural limestone (AL), rock phosphate (RP), palygorskite (PG), and
calcium magnesium phosphate (CMP), were evaluated by means of chemical fractions of …

The high concentrations of trace elements in the environment, especially the carcinogenic
elements Cr, Cd, and As, in populated areas can lead to an increased non-carcinogenic risk …

Midstream concentrations of Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, Mn and Zn were studied at eight
sampling sites in the Ganges River at Varanasi from March 2011 to February 2013 …

Industrialization has caused huge changes in the global budget of critical chemicals at the
earth's surface. Waste water is being added to the soil with or without treatment, causing …