The increasing contamination of soils by heavy metals, such as copper and lead, poses significant ecological risks.

Farmers rely on crop yields for economic returns, but soil or water contamination with heavy metals like arsenic threatens crop production and human health. However, some plants exhibit tolerance to ...

Heavy metals contaminate up to 17% of world's arable land: study Up to 17 percent of cropland worldwide is contaminated with at least one type of toxic heavy metal, posing health risks to up to 1.4 ...

Arsenic, lead, mercury—heavy metals in foods are in the news. An experts explains causes, risks, and avoidance strategies to ...

In the following 20 years, we further investigated functional absorbents for selective metals, and explored bioremediation —using plants to treat wastewater to remove heavy metals. What inspired ...