Water Practice & Technology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
20(1), P. 148 - 167
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
Presence
of
heavy
metals
in
surface
is
the
mounting
concern
world
due
rapid
industrialization
and
modernization
society,
water
being
utilized
both
as
source
sink
for
consumption
wastewater
discharge,
respectively.
The
chemometric
method
were
applied
on
river
pre
post
monsoon
seasons
to
determine
potential
development
metal
pollution
index
(HPI).
cluster
factor
analysis
thirteen
monitored
over
eleven
locations
characterizing
highly
correlating
potential,
respectively
metals.
proliferation
health
risks
was
determined
through
GIS.
Fe
Mn
found
exceeding
permissible
limits
drain
samples
pre-monsoon
post-monsoon
season,
whereas
other
within
throughout
study
period.
suggested
that
classification
pollutants
assessment
associated
risk
human
could
provide
a
valuable
insight
remediation
measures
minimize
degradation
public
appropriate
treatment
technology
minimizing
contamination
sources.
Air Soil and Water Research,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: Jan. 1, 2020
Soil
influences
human
health
in
a
variety
of
ways,
with
being
linked
to
the
soil.
Historically,
emphasis
has
been
placed
on
negative
impacts
that
soils
have
health,
including
exposures
toxins
and
pathogenic
organisms
or
problems
created
by
growing
crops
nutrient-deficient
soils.
However,
there
are
number
positive
ways
enhance
from
food
production
nutrient
supply
medications
enhancement
immune
system.
It
is
increasingly
recognized
soil
an
ecosystem
myriad
interconnected
parts,
each
influencing
other,
when
all
necessary
parts
present
functioning
(ie,
healthy),
also
benefits.
Despite
advances
made,
still
many
areas
need
additional
investigation.
We
do
not
good
understanding
how
chemical
mixtures
environment
influence
rule,
exception.
sparse
information
most
chemicals
react
within
chemically
biologically
active
ecosystem,
what
those
reactions
mean
for
health.
There
better
integrate
ecology
agronomic
crop
food/nutrition
science,
genetics
bacterial
fungal
sequencing
capabilities,
metagenomics,
subsequent
analysis
interpretation.
While
considerable
work
focused
microbiology,
macroorganisms
received
much
less
attention
regarding
links
attention.
Finally,
pressing
effectively
communicate
connections
our
broader
society,
as
people
cannot
act
they
have.
Multidisciplinary
teams
researchers,
scientists,
social
others,
will
be
essential
move
these
issues
forward.
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: March 20, 2023
Abstract
Contamination
of
farmland
soils
by
trace
elements
(TEs)
has
become
an
international
issue
concerning
food
safety
and
human
health
risks.
In
the
present
research,
concentrations
TEs
including
cadmium
(Cd),
cobalt
(Co),
chromium
(Cr),
copper
(Cu),
manganese
(Mn),
nickel
(Ni),
lead
(Pb),
zinc
(Zn)
iron
(Fe)
in
16
farmlands
were
determined
Gonabad,
Iran.
addition,
risks
due
to
exposure
from
assessed.
Moreover,
soil
contamination
likelihood
was
evaluated
based
on
various
indices
factor
$$(\mathrm{CF}$$
(CF
),
enrichment
(EF),
geo-accumulation
index
(Igeo),
pollution
load
(PLI)
calculations.
The
mean
for
Cd,
Co,
Cr,
Cu,
Mn,
Ni,
Pb,
Zn
Fe
ranges
as
0.102,
6.968,
22.550,
29.263,
475.281,
34.234,
13.617,
54.482
19,683.6
mg/kg
soils.
decreased
order
>
Mn
Ni
Cu
Cr
Pb
Co
As
Cd.
Levels
all
metals
this
study
within
FAO/WHO
Iranian
standards.
HQ
values
investigated
adults
children
studied
farms
less
than
limit
1,
indicating
no
subpopulations.
results
research
indicated
significant
carcinogenic
hazards
both
through
ingestion,
skin
contact
inhalation
routes.
$$\mathrm{CF}$$
100%
6.25%
above
showing
moderate
conditions.
EF
recorded
“no
enrichment”,
“minimal
enrichment”
“moderate
classes.
Furthermore,
it
can
be
concluded
that
uncontaminated
except
(moderately
contaminated)
Igeo.
This
is
indication
selected
agricultural
have
appreciable
threat
health.
Metals,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(7), P. 1266 - 1266
Published: July 13, 2023
Heavy
metal(loid)s
(HMs)
play
an
important
role
in
economic
development
since
they
are
used
various
branches
of
industry.
However,
all
industrial
activities
emit
HMs
into
the
environment,
where
no
longer
useful
but
potentially
toxic.
It
has
been
observed
that
enter
soil
and
sediment,
potential
human
health
risk
may
arise
due
to
their
excessive
accumulation.
Having
mind
importance
assessing
these
media,
we
analyzed
published
works
last
decade
created
a
summary
exposure
factors
models
for
sediment.
This
analysis
revealed
remarkable
increase
number
publications
about
assessment
HMs,
especially
few
years.
Since
many
differences
values
distributions
were
noted,
this
study
focused
on
elucidating
differences.
Non-carcinogenic
carcinogenic
evaluated
through
deterministic
approach
is
prevalent
use,
probabilistic
one,
which
gaining
more
attention
research.
In
end,
guided
by
studied
literature,
propose
factors.
Plant Cell Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
43(3)
Published: Feb. 27, 2024
The
escalating
challenges
posed
by
metal(loid)
toxicity
in
agricultural
ecosystems,
exacerbated
rapid
climate
change
and
anthropogenic
pressures,
demand
urgent
attention.
Soil
contamination
is
a
critical
issue
because
it
significantly
impacts
crop
productivity.
widespread
threat
of
can
jeopardize
global
food
security
due
to
contaminated
supplies
pose
environmental
risks,
contributing
soil
water
pollution
thus
impacting
the
whole
ecosystem.
In
this
context,
plants
have
evolved
complex
mechanisms
combat
stress.
Amid
array
innovative
approaches,
omics,
notably
transcriptomics,
proteomics,
metabolomics,
emerged
as
transformative
tools,
shedding
light
on
genes,
proteins,
key
metabolites
involved
stress
responses
tolerance
mechanisms.
These
identified
candidates
hold
promise
for
developing
high-yielding
crops
with
desirable
agronomic
traits.
Computational
biology
tools
like
bioinformatics,
biological
databases,
analytical
pipelines
support
these
omics
approaches
harnessing
diverse
information
facilitating
mapping
genotype-to-phenotype
relationships
under
conditions.
This
review
explores:
(1)
multifaceted
strategies
that
use
adapt
their
environment;
(2)
latest
findings
metal(loid)-mediated
metabolomics
studies
across
various
plant
species;
(3)
integration
data
artificial
intelligence
high-throughput
phenotyping;
(4)
bioinformatics
single
and/or
multi-omics
integration;
(5)
insights
into
adaptations
future
outlooks;
(6)
capacity
advances
creating
sustainable
resilient
thrive
metal(loid)-contaminated
environments.
