Rice exposed to organic pollutants such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) usually experiences reduced biomass and increased soluble sugar content. This study showed that 2, 2', 4, 4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) led to increased glucose, fructose, and sucrose in rice leaves,...

Groundwater co-contamination with toxic pollutants like arsenic-fluoride or lead-fluoride is a serious threat for safe rice cultivation, since major stretches of land, involved in cultivation of this staple food crop are presently experiencing severe endemic pollution from these xenobiotic...

In this study, biochar derived from rice husk via one-spot calcination treatment at 550°C (biochar R550), demonstrated a remarkable efficiency in the simultaneous reduction of Cr(VI) and degradation of organic pollutants. With a low Cr(VI) content (0-0.2 mM) coexisting in the biochar (10 g L^-1)...

The increasing progress of industries in the last decade has been the most important cause of environmental pollution, and the polluted wastewater from various industries is causing large amounts of heavy metals to enter the environment. The global level of environmental pollution of metals has...

Evaluating the sorption performance of coexisting phenanthrene and cadmium on rice roots is critical for a better understanding of plant sorption and uptake of combined pollutants. Batch sorption kinetics and isotherms of phenanthrene and cadmium on rice root biomass, as well as key factors in both ...

Biochar (BC) application to agricultural soil can impact two nitrogen (N) gases pollutants, i.e., the ammonia (NH₃) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) losses to atmospheric environment. Under rice-wheat rotation, applied at which growth cycle may influence the aforementioned effects of BC. We conducted a soil ...

Irrigation methods and fertilizer application could affect water use and pollution transportation in paddy field. The results showed that water consumption for conventional irrigation was 22.3% and 21.1% higher than that for intermittent irrigation and rainfall storage-intermittent irrigation, and...

Climate change poses a severe threat to the agriculture sector of low-income economies. To mitigate the influence of the intensifying deforestation and climate change on the environment and the livelihoods of many societies, it is crucial to illustrate the association between environmental ...

Air pollutants adversely affect the physiological, biochemical parameters, and productivity of the crops, but scarce and meager reports are available to know the certain impact of air pollution on crops. The aim of the present study was to assess environmental impact of air pollutants on...

Objective: To study the pollution status of four heavy metals in Suzhou rice, including lead, cadmium, total mercury and total arsenic, and to evaluate the dietary intake risk of the four heavy metals to Suzhou residents. Methods: Totally 93 local rice samples were collected from nine counties of...