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Heavy metal contamination in Shanghai agricultural soil

Heliyon, 2023
As heavy metals in soil could enrich in biomass and pose health risk to human, it is vital to monitor their contaminations to ensure qualified agricultural production.
Ruihong Li, Jingzhi Wang, Yuanfei Zhou, Weiyi Zhang, Dongsheng Feng, Xianbin Su   +5 more
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Plastic contamination in agricultural soils: a review [PDF]

Environmental Sciences Europe, 2023
Researchers are focused on the global issue of plastic contamination in agricultural soils because of the known effects of plastics on the soil ecosystem.
Ibrahim Sa’adu, Andrea Farsang
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Unraveling the complexities of beryllium contamination in agricultural soils: The case of Qingcheng District, Qingyuan City

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023
Metal contamination in agricultural soils has received widespread attention; however, the status of beryllium (Be) contamination in agricultural soils has been inadequately studied.
Jie Luo, Yue He, Wenjing Ning, Min Cao, Yuwei Hu   +4 more
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Assessment of heavy metal contamination of agricultural soils in Poland using contamination indicators

Ecological Indicators, 2023
Heavy metals are considered a major pollutant due to their resistance to biodegradation, toxic effects on organisms, the fact that they can persist for long periods of time in soils and translocation. So far, no comprehensive, retrospective analyses have
Paweł Tomczyk, Aleksandra Wdowczyk, Barbara Wiatkowska, Agata Szymańska-Pulikowska   +3 more
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Spectroscopic Diagnosis of Arsenic Contamination in Agricultural Soils [PDF]

Sensors, 2017
This study investigated the abilities of pre-processing, feature selection and machine-learning methods for the spectroscopic diagnosis of soil arsenic contamination.
Tiezhu Shi, Huizeng Liu, Yiyun Chen, Teng Fei, Junjie Wang, Guofeng Wu   +5 more
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Agricultural Mitigation Strategies to Reduce the Impact of Romaine Lettuce Contamination

Plants
Background: Leafy greens, particularly romaine lettuce, are often associated with outbreaks due to their susceptibility to contamination from various environmental sources. This study aimed to evaluate the presence of E. coli, Salmonella, copper, nickel,
Walid El Kayal, Linda Darwiche, Yasmine A. Farhat, Mariane Hdeib, Roaa AlJardaly, Mostapha Shbaro, Christelle F. Iskandar   +6 more
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Mercury contamination imposes structural shift on the microbial community of an agricultural soil

Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2019
Background The purpose of this study is to use shotgun next-generation sequencing to unravel the microbial community structure of an agricultural soil, decipher the effects of mercury contamination on the structure of the microbial community and the soil
Lateef Babatunde Salam, Halima Shomope, Zainab Ummi, Fatima Bukar   +3 more
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Effects of Shellfish and Organic Fertilizer Amendments on Soil Nutrients and Tea Yield and Quality

Toxics, 2023
Soil acidification in tea plantations leads to an excessive heavy metal content in tea, decreasing its yield and quality. How to apply shellfish and organic fertilizers to improve soil and ensure the safe production of tea is still not clear.
Wenbin Liu, Shiyu Cui, Jiawei Ma, Dongtao Wu, Zhengqian Ye, Dan Liu   +5 more
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Advances in Bioremediation of Agricultural Soil Contamination [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2023
With the rapid advancement of industrialization and agricultural intensification, the issue of farmland pollution has garnered significant attention. This paper introduces the sources and hazards of farmland pollution, along with the types, principles ...
Qi Weijun, Liu Xinyue, Lv Lianghe, Cui Shuang, Jiang Jianyu, Jiang Jing, Zhu Ziyue   +6 more
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Publisher Correction: Anthropogenic Pb contribution in soils of Southeast China estimated by Pb isotopic ratios

Scientific Reports, 2021
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
Jianwu Li, Guoshuang Hao, Xudong Wang, Li Ruan, Jinjie Zhou   +4 more
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