Dixit, Ruchita; Wasiullah; Malaviya, Deepti; Pandiyan, … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 2, pp. 2189-2212
Heavy metals are natural constituents of the environment, but indiscriminate use for human purposes has altered their geochemical cycles and biochemical balance. This results in excess release of heavy metals such as cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, zinc<i> etc.</i> into natural resources like the soil...