Determination of Heavy Metal Content in Plants Rhizosphere Grown Under Organic Agriculture

Biomass production and heavy metal content of Rosmarinus officinalis grown on MSW compost and cattle manure

Background & Aim: Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) is an evergreen and aromatic plant that is used in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries-health. Little research has been reported on the greenhouse production of this plant. This paper presents the effects of municipal solid waste compost (MSWC) and cattle manure on rosemary growth in pots at greenhouse. Martial & Methods: Munic...

Biomass production and heavy metal content of Rosmarinus officinalis grown on MSW compost and cattle manure

Background & Aim: Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) is an evergreen and aromatic plant that is used in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries-health. Little research has been reported on the greenhouse production of this plant. This paper presents the effects of municipal solid waste compost (MSWC) and cattle manure on rosemary growth in pots at greenhouse. Martial & Methods: Munic...

Heavy metal content in some therapeutically important medicinal plants.

Alleviation of Heavy Metal Stress in Plants and Remediation of Soil by Rhizosphere Microorganisms

Increasing concentration of heavy metals (HM) due to various anthropogenic activities is a serious problem. Plants are very much affected by HM pollution particularly in contaminated soils. Survival of plants becomes tough and its overall health under HM stress is impaired. Remediation of HM in contaminated soil is done by physical and chemical processes which are costly, time-consuming, and no...

Heavy Metal Content in Cigarette and Hookah Tobacco in Iran

 Background and purpose: Excessive intake of heavy metals has adverse health effects and smoking is one of the sources of these elements. The aim of this study was to investigate the concentrations of 11 heavy metals in tobacco of different widely-consumed brands of cigarettes and hookahs in Iran. Materials and methods: Concentrations of nine types of cigarettes and four types of hookah tobacc...