Phytoremediation of mine soils contaminated by potentially toxic elements (PTEs) requires the use tolerant plants given specific conditions toxicity in altered soil ecosystems. In this sense, a survey was conducted an ancient Hg-mining area named “El Terronal” (Asturias, Spain) which is severely affected PTE contamination (As, Hg, Pb) to obtain inventory spontaneous natural vegetation. A detail...

This study investigated the dose-dependent response in lamb meat of stable nitrogen isotope ratio to the dietary proportion of legumes, and the ability of the nitrogen isotope signature of the meat to authenticate meat produced from legume-rich diets. Four groups of nine male Romane lambs grazing a cocksfoot pasture were supplemented with different levels of fresh alfalfa forage to obtain four ...

Screening of antibacterial and antitumour activities of 33 different extracts prepared with three types of solvents (water, ethanol and methanol) was conducted. The extracts were obtained from 11 different plant species grown in Turkey: Eryngium campestre L., Alchemilla mollis (Buser) Rothm., Dorycnium pentaphyllum Scop., Coronilla varia L., Onobrychis oxyodonta Boiss., Fritillaria pontica Wahl...