Distribution and availability of heavy metals to plants is important when assessing the environmental quality of an area. The objectives of this study conducted in 2002 were: a) determine the levels of the heavy metals cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni) and zinc (Zn) in the agricultural soils of the Bursa plain so that the degree of pollution could be ascertained,...

Previously we reported that the possibility of sensing of chemical substances using gene expression patterns analyzed by DNA microarray using Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) as a sensor (Matsuno et al., 2002, 2006). In this study, we evaluated sensitivity and selectivity of above system using a customized DNA microarray for heavy metal responded genes. The results showed that this system sh...

Using treated wastewater for irrigation is a good solution conserving water, but it also in part responsible groundwater and water surface pollution by heavy metals, especially copper cadmium. The soil can be barrier to retaining these pollutants protecting the resource. This study presents an assessment of adsorption cadmium two agricultural soils from Tunisia Romania evaluate risk pollution. ...

Environmental pollution negatively affects the life activities of living things environment and causes structural damages on all inanimate things. The extent damage caused by human-made to nature is increasing day day. Heavy metal one most important environmental pollution. Cadmium, which pollutants, a highly toxic not used things, even in trace amounts. Cadmium also very heavy for plants. As w...

The aim of the study was to assess trace metal air pollution in the Beskidy Mountains, the Outer Western Carpathians, Poland, with a widely used bioaccumulating organism, a lichen, Hypogymnia physodes. Lichens were collected at five stands (mountains) in parallel transect and analyzed for cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) content. Concentrations of Cd, Pb and Zn in...

environmental pollution by heavy metals is a growing global concern. most heavy metals accumulate in the top soil and in the long term, increased concentrations in the soil results in increased absorption and accumulation in plants. the usual concentration of cadmium in the soil is 0.001-2.4 mg/kg of dry soil. the level of absorption and accumulation in plants depends on the type of plant, tiss...

We read the report of Too et al with interest. We support the hypothesis of gene–environment interaction triggering an autoimmune response to citrullinated proteins in lung tissue, and feel this study strengthens the concept of inhalation of workplace dust or fumes stimulating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) development. It has been hypothesised that cadmium inhalation within dust or fumes may trigge...