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Heavy metal pollution refers to the accumulation of toxic metallic elements—such as cadmium, lead, and arsenic—in soils and water at concentrations harmful to living organisms. For plant scientists, understanding how plants respond to, tolerate, or accumulate these contaminants is critical for developing phytoremediation strategies that use plants to detoxify polluted environments. Research in this area also explores the physiological and molecular mechanisms plants employ to cope with metal stress, with implications for food safety and ecosystem restoration.

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