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ClearThe Importance of Humic Acids in Shaping the Resistance of Soil Microorganisms and the Tolerance of Zea mays to Excess Cadmium in Soil
Researchers assessed whether a humic acid soil amendment (Humus Active) could protect maize from cadmium toxicity by modifying the soil bacterial community structure under heavy metal stress. Humic acid treatment improved soil bacterial diversity and reduced cadmium uptake by maize, suggesting that humic preparations can partially restore soil microbiome function and crop health in cadmium-contaminated agricultural land.
Plant growth-promoting bacteria modulate gene expression and induce antioxidant tolerance to alleviate synergistic toxicity from combined microplastic and Cd pollution in sorghum
Scientists found that a beneficial soil bacterium (Bacillus sp. SL-413) can help protect sorghum plants from the combined toxic effects of microplastics and cadmium, a heavy metal. The bacterium boosted plant growth, reduced harmful reactive oxygen species by up to 27%, and reactivated genes that the pollution had shut down. This research points to a nature-based solution for helping food crops survive in microplastic-contaminated soil.
Physiological and Cellular Ultrastructural Responses of Sesuvium portulacastrum under Cd Stress Grown Hydroponically
Researchers tested how the salt-tolerant plant Sesuvium portulacastrum responds to increasing concentrations of cadmium, a toxic heavy metal. The plant showed strong antioxidant defense mechanisms at lower cadmium levels but experienced significant cellular damage at higher concentrations, including disruption to chloroplasts and mitochondria. The findings suggest this species has moderate tolerance to heavy metal stress, which could make it useful for cleaning up contaminated environments.
Different doses of cadmium in soil negatively impact growth, plant mineral homeostasis and antioxidant defense of mung bean plants
Researchers studied how different cadmium concentrations in soil affect the growth, mineral nutrition, and biochemical health of mung bean plants. The study found that increasing cadmium doses significantly disrupted plant mineral homeostasis, reduced chlorophyll and protein content, and impaired antioxidant defense systems in a dose-dependent manner.
The Effects of Coexisting Elements (Zn and Ni) on Cd Accumulation and Rhizosphere Bacterial Community in the Soil-Tomato System
Researchers investigated how coexisting zinc and nickel affect cadmium accumulation in tomato plants and the rhizosphere bacterial community in contaminated agricultural soils, finding that elemental interactions meaningfully alter both Cd uptake by crops and the composition of soil microbial communities.
Principles and Applicability of Integrated Remediation Strategies for Heavy Metal Removal/Recovery from Contaminated Environments
Researchers reviewed strategies for removing heavy metals from contaminated agricultural soils, focusing on how chelating agents — chemicals that bind to metals — combined with beneficial bacteria can help plants absorb and neutralize metals without harming plant growth, offering cleaner soils for safer food production.
Plant growth-promoting bacteria improve the Cd phytoremediation efficiency of soils contaminated with PE–Cd complex pollution by influencing the rhizosphere microbiome of sorghum
Researchers found that adding beneficial bacteria to soil contaminated with both polyethylene microplastics and the toxic metal cadmium helped sorghum plants grow larger and absorb more cadmium from the soil, improving cleanup potential. This approach matters for food safety because using plants and bacteria to remove combined microplastic-heavy metal pollution from farmland could reduce the amount of these contaminants that enter the food supply.
Effects of Priestia aryabhattai on Phosphorus Fraction and Implications for Ecoremediating Cd-Contaminated Farmland with Plant–Microbe Technology
Researchers found that a soil bacterium called Priestia aryabhattai, trained to tolerate cadmium contamination, can help convert unavailable phosphorus in soil into forms that plants can use. The study suggests this microbe could be a useful tool for restoring farmland contaminated with heavy metals while simultaneously improving soil fertility.
Polylactic acid microplastics inhibit Cd accumulation and growth of Solanum nigrum L.: Insights from microbial communities and metabolomic profiles
Researchers found that polylactic acid microplastics in soil reduced cadmium uptake and inhibited biomass growth in the cadmium hyperaccumulator Solanum nigrum, altering soil microbial communities and metabolomic profiles in ways that could impair phytoremediation.
Screening of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria helps alleviate the joint toxicity of PVC+Cd pollution in sorghum plants
Researchers isolated soil bacteria that promote plant growth and showed they can partially offset the combined toxicity of PVC microplastics and cadmium in sorghum, restoring soil nutrient availability and shifting rhizosphere bacterial communities in ways that support nitrogen and phosphorus cycling.
Effects of polyethylene microplastics on cadmium accumulation in Solanum nigrum L.: A study involving microbial communities and metabolomics profiles
This study found that polyethylene microplastics in soil reduced the ability of a plant known for cleaning up cadmium contamination to absorb the toxic metal. The microplastics changed the soil's microbial community and altered the plant's metabolism in ways that disrupted its natural heavy metal uptake process. This is important because it suggests microplastic pollution in farmland could interfere with natural and engineered soil cleanup strategies for heavy metals.
Microorganisms and Biochar Improve the Remediation Efficiency of Paspalum vaginatum and Pennisetum alopecuroides on Cadmium-Contaminated Soil
Researchers combined plant species (Paspalum vaginatum and Pennisetum americanum), microorganisms, and biochar amendments to improve phytoremediation efficiency for potentially toxic elements in contaminated soil, finding synergistic benefits from the combined approach.
Rhizosphere microbiome metagenomics in PGPR-mediated alleviation of combined stress from polypropylene microplastics and Cd in hybrid Pennisetum
Researchers found that beneficial soil bacteria (PGPR) can help plants cope with the combined stress of polypropylene microplastics and the toxic heavy metal cadmium. The bacteria improved plant growth by 8-42% under contaminated conditions by reshaping the microbial community around plant roots. This study offers a potential strategy for maintaining crop productivity in farmland contaminated with both microplastics and heavy metals.
Tetracycline Alleviates Cadmium Toxicity in Rice Seedlings by Altering Pollutant Accumulation, Nutrient Absorption, Osmoregulation and Antioxidant Metabolism
Researchers investigated how tetracycline antibiotics interact with cadmium contamination in rice seedlings, examining effects on growth, nutrient uptake, and antioxidant responses. The study found that tetracycline can alter how cadmium accumulates in rice, with implications for understanding co-contamination risks in agricultural environments where both pollutants are present.
Exogenously Applied Sodium Nitroprusside Alleviated Cadmium Toxicity in Different Aromatic Rice Cultivars by Improving Nitric Oxide Accumulation and Modulating Oxidative Metabolism
Researchers investigated whether spraying sodium nitroprusside, a compound that releases nitric oxide, could help aromatic rice plants cope with cadmium-contaminated soil. They found that the treatment reduced oxidative stress markers in the plants and improved photosynthesis, yield, and grain quality across three rice varieties. The study suggests that nitric oxide supplementation may offer a practical approach for growing rice more safely in heavy metal-polluted agricultural areas.
Single and Combined Effect of Cd and Zn on Growth, Metal Accumulation and Mineral Nutrition in Tobacco Plants (Nicotiana tabacum L.)
Researchers tested how cadmium (a toxic heavy metal) and zinc interact when taken up by tobacco plants in contaminated soil, finding that adding zinc significantly reduced cadmium accumulation in the plants. This suggests zinc amendments to agricultural soil could be a practical strategy for reducing toxic metal uptake in food and tobacco crops.
Phyllosphere bacterial community and metabolomic analysis revealed the mechanism of Cd tolerance in the bryophyte Tortella tortuosa (Hedw.) Limpr
Researchers analysed phyllosphere bacterial communities and metabolomic profiles in the bryophyte Tortella tortuosa under cadmium (Cd) stress, finding that despite significant physiological and metabolic effects, the moss maintained strong Cd absorption capacity. The study demonstrated T. tortuosa's potential for phytoremediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils.
Co-Precipitation of CD, Cr, Pb, Zn, and Carbonates Using Vibrio harveyi Strain Isolated From Mediterranean Sea Sediment
Researchers isolated a Vibrio harveyi strain from Mediterranean Sea sediment and showed it can co-precipitate toxic heavy metals including cadmium, chromium, lead, and zinc with carbonates, offering a potential bioremediation strategy for metal-contaminated marine environments.
Foliar-Applied Selenium Nanoparticles Alleviate Cadmium Stress Through Changes in Physio-Biochemical Status and Essential Oil Profile of Coriander (Coriandrumsativum L.) Leaves
This study tested whether foliar application of selenium nanoparticles could help coriander plants resist the toxic effects of cadmium-contaminated soil, finding that selenium nanoparticles reduced cadmium uptake and protected plant physiology and essential oil quality. Protecting crops from heavy metal stress is increasingly important as agricultural soils receive combined contamination from metals and microplastics.
Effect of Polyethylene (LDPE) Microplastic on Remediation of Cadmium Contaminated Soil by Solanum nigrum L.
Low-density polyethylene microplastics at concentrations from 0.135 to 1.35 mg/kg were found to suppress cadmium phytoremediation efficiency by the hyperaccumulator plant Solanum nigrum while also affecting soil physicochemical properties in a 17-day experiment.
Use of Parthenium hysterophorus with synthetic chelator for enhanced uptake of cadmium and lead from contaminated soils—a step toward better public health
Researchers demonstrated that the invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus can extract cadmium and lead from contaminated soils, with EDTA chelator boosting metal uptake capacity, offering a phytoremediation approach to improve public health.
The impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and endophytic bacteria on peanuts under the combined pollution of cadmium and microplastics
Researchers tested whether beneficial soil fungi and bacteria could help peanut plants cope with combined contamination from cadmium and microplastics. They found that the microbial treatment effectively trapped cadmium in the plant roots, preventing it from moving into the shoots and edible parts. The study suggests that harnessing natural soil microbes could be a practical strategy for growing safer food in polluted farmland.
Beneficial microbial consortia effectively alleviated plant stress caused by the synergistic toxicity of microplastics and cadmium
Researchers found that combined pollution from microplastics (PVC) and the heavy metal cadmium creates a toxic effect in soil that is worse than either pollutant alone. However, applying beneficial bacteria to contaminated soil helped plants grow better and restored soil nutrients. These findings suggest that probiotic-like bacteria could help repair farmland damaged by microplastic and heavy metal pollution.
Biodegradable microplastics coupled with biochar enhance Cd chelation and reduce Cd accumulation in Chinese cabbage
Researchers tested how biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA) microplastics interact with biochar in soil contaminated with cadmium, a toxic heavy metal, and found that the combination reduced cadmium uptake in Chinese cabbage by up to 47%. The PLA promoted formation of natural chelating compounds in the root zone that bound the cadmium, suggesting a possible soil remediation benefit from certain biodegradable plastics.