in order to quantify and simulate the response of lemon balm (melissa officinalis l.) plants to cadmium (cd) concentrations in the soil, a pot experiment was conducted using completely randomized design (crd) with three replicates during 2014. the treatment consisted of twelve cd concentrations from 0 to 300 mg kg-1 of cd in the soil which was mixed with the experimental soil before planting. l...

a greenhouse experiment was conducted in 2013 in research lab of karaj islamic azad university to determine the yield and activity of chemical markers as the response to different concentrations of cadmium (cd) (0, 5, 10 and 20 mg of cd/kg of soil) in wheat cultivars (karaj 1 and karaj 2). treatments were tested in a factorial experiment with four replications in 7.5 kg plastic pots. the respon...

Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic heavy metal, wide occupational and an environmental pollutant, affecting human health. Probiotics especially lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have the capacity to bind, remove and to decrease tissue cadmium levels. The objective was to evaluate the potency of Cd binding capacity, antioxidative properties of probiotic bacteria against cadmium in vitro and its probable de...

Background: The aim of this study was to use Japanese quail as an animal model to evaluate the effects of cadmium (Cd) on the ultrastructure and the activity of metallothionein (MT) in the liver and kidneys. Methods: One hundred male Japanese quails were randomly divided into two Cd and control groups in 2015. The first group received 100 ppm Cd for 60 days in their feed. The ultrastructural c...

abstract nowadays, environmental pollution by heavy metals is one of the most serious threats of the world which needs effective remediation actions. the aim of this study was to investigate the potential use of atriplex [atriplex verucifera], salicornia [salicornia europaea] and chenopodium album in simultaneous uptake and accumulation of na and cd or pb in two calcareous soils with different ...

the aim of this research was to evaluate the average concentrations of micronutrients including: copper (cu), iron (fe), manganese (mn) and zinc (zn) in the shoots of different cultivars of wheat in stem elongation stage in a soil contaminated with cadmium (cd). the treatments consisted of three levels of cd (0 (as control, cd0), 40 (cd40) and 80 (cd80) mg cd/kg soil) and fourteen different cul...

initial growth of quercus castaneifolia (c.a.meyer.) seedling in competition with rubus fructicosus l. was investigated in a caspian lowland intervened forest located in noor city, north of iran. the research was conducted as factorial experiment in three replications. for this purpose, seedlings of 3 and 5 mm in collar diameter (cd) were planted in areas a (covered with rubus), b (without rubu...

Background: Cadmium (Cd) is an extremely toxic metal and environmental exposure to Cd has been particularly problematic in the world. Oral exposure to Cd may result in adverse effects on a number of tissues, the immune system, and the cardiovascular system. Compounds containing Cd are also carcinogenic. The presence of Cd in drinking water resources in the southeastern region of Rafsanjan plain...