ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicology is the study of how toxic substances — such as pesticides, heavy metals, and industrial pollutants — affect living organisms across populations, communities, and ecosystems. For plant science, it is essential for understanding how environmental contaminants disrupt plant physiology, growth, and reproduction, as well as how plants interact with and respond to polluted soils and waterways. This field informs strategies for phytoremediation, crop protection, and the conservation of plant communities in increasingly polluted environments.
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Plant biomass responses to PFAS exposure: A meta-analysis with impl...
PFAS chemicals are already showing up in drinking water, garden soil, and the food supply — and t...
Environmental microplastics: sources, environmental interactions, e...
Microplastics are already turning up inside vegetable roots, garden soil, and the worms that aera...
Environmental antibiotics in wastewater disrupt zebrafish embryonic...
Same wastewater that irrigates community gardens, parks, and agricultural fields carries antibiot...