Excess and limited trace metal contents in soils and plants can limit crop yields and pose a
risk for the environment and human health. This mini-review reports on the emerging …

Applying mineral phosphorus (P) fertilizers introduces a considerable input of the toxic
heavy metal cadmium (Cd) into arable soils. This study investigates the fate of P fertilizer …

Rice poses a major source of the toxic contaminant cadmium (Cd) for humans. Here, we
elucidated the role of Cd storage forms (ie, the chemical Cd speciation) on the dynamics of …

Isotope source tracing enables to accurately determine the fate of nutrients that are applied
with fertilizers to soils. While this approach is well established for major nutrients such as …

Soil mass balances are used to assess the risk of trace metals that are inadvertently applied
with fertilizers into agroecosystems. The accuracy of such balances is limited by leaching …

Understanding Zn biogeochemical cycling is necessary for monitoring Zn supply for plants
and life during land use conversion, which is critical for environmentally sustainable …

Manure and sewage sludge are known to add significant amounts of zinc (Zn) and other
metals to soils. However, there is a paucity of information on the fate of Zn that derives from …

Background and aims Cereals can be made safer and more nutritious by reducing cadmium
(Cd) and enhancing zinc (Zn) levels. To respectively regulate the accumulation of these …