Phytoremediation technology and food security impacts of heavy metal contaminated soils: A review of literature

PO Oladoye, OM Olowe, MD Asemoloye - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal accumulation in soil and water is one of major problems caused by inorganic
contaminants. Their presence in agricultural soils in high quantities have impacted the food …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on conventional and biological-driven heavy metals removal from industrial wastewater

SA Razzak, MO Faruque, Z Alsheikh… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to high concentrations of numerous harmful and hazardous pollutants, particularly
heavy metals, industrial wastewater has become a major problem. Heavy metal pollution …

Phytoremediation: Environmentally sustainable way for reclamation of heavy metal polluted soils

S Ashraf, Q Ali, ZA Zahir, S Ashraf… - … and environmental safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil contamination with toxic metals is a widespread environmental issue resulting from
global industrialization within the past few years. Therefore, decontamination of heavy metal …

Hazardous heavy metals contamination of vegetables and food chain: Role of sustainable remediation approaches-A review

S Kumar, S Prasad, KK Yadav, M Shrivastava… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
This review emphasizes the role of toxic metal remediation approaches due to their broad
sustainability and applicability. The rapid developmental processes can incorporate a large …

[HTML][HTML] Plant growth-promoting bacteria in phytoremediation of metal-polluted soils: current knowledge and future directions

ARA Alves, Q Yin, RS Oliveira, EF Silva… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil metal contamination is a major concern due to the ever-rising number of areas afflicted
worldwide and the detrimental effects of metals to the environment and human health. Due …

Environmental sustainability: challenges and viable solutions

NK Arora, T Fatima, I Mishra, M Verma, J Mishra… - Environmental …, 2018 - Springer
Since last century or so anthropogenic activities have intensely metamorphosed the earth's
ecosystem and resulted into major environmental changes. Widespread interference of …

Physiological and molecular mechanisms of metal accumulation in hyperaccumulator plants

O Sytar, S Ghosh, H Malinska, M Zivcak… - Physiologia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Most of the heavy metals (HMs), and metals/metalloids are released into the nature either by
natural phenomenon or anthropogenic activities. Being sessile organisms, plants are …

Promoting the productivity and quality of brinjal aligned with heavy metals immobilization in a wastewater irrigated heavy metal polluted soil with biochar and chitosan

V Turan, SA Khan, M Iqbal, PMA Ramzani… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Depleting aquifers, lack of planning and low socioeconomic status of Pakistani farmers have
led them to use wastewater (WW) for irrigating their crops causing food contamination with …

Utilization of current pyrolysis technology to convert biomass and manure waste into biochar for soil remediation: A review

S Tan, G Zhou, Q Yang, S Ge, J Liu, YW Cheng… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Traditional disposal of animal manures and lignocellulosic biomass is restricted by its
inefficiency and sluggishness. To advance the carbon management and greenhouse gas …

[HTML][HTML] A review on cadmium and lead contamination: Sources, fate, mechanism, health effects and remediation methods

L Bouida, M Rafatullah, A Kerrouche, M Qutob… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cadmium and lead soil contamination is a widespread environmental problem that requires
profound and sustainable solutions. These toxic elements can be naturally occurring on the …