Phytotoxicity due to copper (Cu) is generally associated with visible symptoms such as a decrease in plant shoot and root growth and chlorosis. The application of low levels of Cu or plant exposure to the metal for short ...

The disposal of wastewater containing large amounts of dyes is a public health and environmental problem, due to its toxicity into the aquatic biota, the reduction in sunlight penetration, which consequently interference ...

Pollution of soil with mine wastes results in both Cu enrichment and soil acidification. This confounding effect may be very important in terms of phytotoxicity, because pH is a key parameter influencing Cu solubility in ...

Introduction: Acidic and metal(oid)-rich topsoils resulted after 34 years of continuous operations of a copper smelter in the Puchuncaví valley, central Chile. Currently, large-scale remediation actions for simultaneous ...

The application of copper fungicides for the management of foliar diseases in grapevines (Vitis vinifera) increases copper (Cu) content in vineyard soils. This has been diagnosed in several traditional grape growing regions ...

In the last few years, the effectiveness of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) as a treatment for polluted waters and soils has been widely studied. However, little data are available on its efficacy for metal immobilization ...

Currently, several concerns have been raised over metal contamination in the upper Amazon basin. Rivers that flow from the high Andes to the lowland Amazon are threatened by anthropogenic activities, which may, in turn, ...