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GEOCHEMICAL FEATURES OF SOIL CONTAMINATION DURING THE WAR IN UKRAINE

Геохімія техногенезу
During the full-scale russian invasion in Ukraine, soil degradation and man-made landscape and geochemical anomalies are occurred in the area of intensive military operations as a result of rocket and artillery shelling over an area of tens of thousands ...
Olkhovyk Y.O., Dudar T.V.
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Mixotrophic cyanobacteria and microalgae as distinctive biological agents for organic pollutant degradation

Environment International, 2013
Millions of natural and synthetic organic chemical substances are present in both soil and aquatic environments. Toxicity and/or persistence determine the polluting principle of these substances.
Suresh R. Subashchandrabose, Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Mallavarapu Megharaj, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, Ravi Naidu   +4 more
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Quantifying microplastics in environmental waters: Mass concentrations are superior to abundance

Agricultural & Environmental Letters
Microplastics are contaminants of global concern that are primarily studied in marine and urban environments. Understanding of microplastics in drained agricultural watersheds is lacking.
Pamela J. Rice, Gary W. Feyereisen, Brent J. Dalzell, Lara E. Frankson, Claire B. Simmerman, Todd W. Schumacher, Rob W. Malone, Mark R. Williams, Kevin W. King   +8 more
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Herbicidal weed management practices: History and future prospects of nanotechnology in an eco-friendly crop production system

Heliyon
Weed management is an important aspect of crop production, as weeds cause significant losses in terms of yield and quality. Various approaches to weed management are commonly practiced by crop growers. Due to limitations in other control methods, farmers
Santosh Kumar Paul, Santa Mazumder, Ravi Naidu   +2 more
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Editorial: Emerging contaminants and their effect on agricultural crops

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
Naeem, M, Gill, Ritu, Gill, Sarvajeet Singh, Singh, Kashmir, Sofo, Adriano, Tuteja, Narendra   +5 more
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Pre-Harvest Aflatoxin Contamination in Crops and Climate Change Factors: A European Overview

Toxins
Aflatoxin (AF) contamination of crops during the pre-harvest period is a significant global concern for food and feed safety (FFS). In Europe, climate change presents a growing threat to agricultural products by increasing the risk of AF contamination ...
Ainhoa Bereziartua, Anke Huss, Jannigje G. Kers, Lidwien A. M. Smit, Roel Vermeulen, Daniel Martins Figueiredo   +5 more
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Pesticide residues as contaminants in agricultural soils

In this chapter, the authors focus on soil-pesticide monitoring data, emphasizing key findings and challenges such as legacy contamination and the interpretation of results. The chapter discusses the dual role of soils, as both a sink and source of pesticide residues, underlining the need for regular, harmonized, and holistic monitoring programs ...
Silva, Vera, Riedo, Judith, Vieira, Diana, Ustinov, Sergejus, Kotschik, Pia, Geissen, Violette, Bispo, Antonio, Froger, Claire, Sabzevari, Shiva   +8 more
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Exploring soil heavy metal(loid) levels in Huraymla, Saudi Arabia: implications for sustainable agriculture and food supply

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionSoil contamination by heavy metals (HMs) represents an important concern for agricultural ecosystems and food security.MethodsSoil samples from 34 farms were analyzed for arsenic (As), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), and zinc (
Saad S. Alarifi, Abdelbaset S. El-Sorogy, Khaled Al-Kahtany, Talal Alharbi, Suhail Saleh S. Alhejji, Jose Emilio Meroño de Larriva, Mohamed S. Shokr   +6 more
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Spatial Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Agricultural Soils of the Lower Chancay–Huaral Valley, Peru

Applied and Environmental Soil Science
Soil contamination by heavy metals (HMs) poses a potential threat to agricultural productivity and food security, particularly in rapidly developing coastal regions.
Tomás Samaniego, Jorge Ramirez, Richard Solórzano   +2 more
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Editorial for the virtual special issue (VSI) “metal and metalloid contamination in soil and vegetables”

Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals
Background: Industrial growth and population expansion have led to increasing contamination of soils and plants by metals and metalloids. Toxic elements such as lead, cadmium, and arsenic persist in the environment, presenting significant risks to both ...
Sidney Fernandes Sales Júnior, Enrico Mendes Saggioro   +1 more
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