The present study was aimed at comparing the ability of three crop plants for phytoremediation of zinc (Zn) and nickel (Zn) from soils. A factorial (3×2×3) experiment based on RCBD was used to compare the treatments, and was repeated three times. The first factor was crop type (wheat, clover and rapeseed), the second factor was heavy metal types (zinc (Zn) and nickel (Ni)) and the third factor ...

Heavy metal contamination in lake sediments is a serious problem, particularly in developing countries such as China. To evaluate heavy metal pollution and risk of contamination in lake sediments on a national scale in China, we collated available data in the literature of the last 10 years on lake sediments polluted with heavy metals from 24 provinces in China. Based on these data, we used sed...

background and aims: the removing of (potential) toxic heavy metal ions from sewage, especially in industrial and mining waste effluents, has been widely studied in recent years. the aim of present study was to investigate the various methods for lead removal of lead ions from industrial wastewater. methods: this study was a review research. data were collected through different databases in va...

nickel (ni) is a heavy metal and soil pollutant but existence of small amount of it as a metallic part of urease enzyme in the plants is necessary. remediation of spots contaminated with heavy metals is particularly challenging. phytoremediation, the use of plants for environmental restoration, is a novel clean up technology. in this study, five levels of nickel [control (ni0), ni125, ni250, ni...

heavy metal pollution by natural factors is a world-wide phenomenon. release of large quantities of heavy metals without handling proper processes that could decrease the concentration of such a material is a hassle that makes strains resistant to these heavy metals apart from entering into human food chain. in this research, wastewater of four firms in guilan province such as foolad, risandegi...

environmental stresses are one of the most important factors of agricultural products reduction in the world. the influence of different concentrations of nickel nitrate (0, 100, 200 and 500 μm in hoagland’s solution) on dry matter, catalase enzyme, flavonoids, hydrogen peroxide, peroxidase enzyme, mda and accumulation of ni were studied in coriander ( coriandrum sativum ) plants. treatment wit...

background: welding is one of the most exercised industrial processes which welders are exposed to chemical and physical hazardous agents. this study was conducted to evaluate occupational and environmental exposures to aerosols generated by welding processes in a factory. methods: a total of 28 samples of aerosols were collected at 4 different locations including indoor, outdoor, source of wel...

background: heavy metals (hms) are one of the most important polluting substances emitted to the environment during cement production. tehran cement factory located in the southeastern of tehran, iran, closer to agricultural lands cultivates alfalfa, barley, and maize as feed. the objective of the study was to determine the concentration of hms in agricultural soils. methods: thirty six soil sa...

The objective of this study was to investigate the concentration and spatial distribution patterns of six potentially toxic heavy metal elements (Mn, Zn, Cr, Pb, Cu and Ni) in bus station dusts in the Xifeng district of Gansu province, NW China. The contents were analyzed for Mn, Zn, Cr, Pb, Cu and Ni by using S8 TIGER Brochures wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. Geoaccumula...

Soil is an important component of life cycle affecting agriculture and food crops. Quality of soil resources is defined according to their potential impact on human health by exposure of harmful constituents through the food chain. Heavy metals especially As, Pb and Cd are among the most hazardous elements which could be released to the top soil through different wastewaters, fertilizers, herbi...