Publications by authors named "William Ramos Silva"
Article Synopsis
- Climate change is causing soil salinization, which negatively impacts global crop development by activating plant defense systems and limiting cell division.
- The study investigates how inoculating maize with plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) that produce ACC deaminase, along with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), can enhance growth under saline conditions.
- Results show that inoculation significantly improves various growth metrics and pigment content in maize, with co-inoculation boosting mycorrhizal colonization and reducing sodium accumulation in plants exposed to saline stress.
Assessing the spatial distribution and ecologic and human health risks in mangrove soils polluted by Hg in northeastern Brazil.
Paula Renata Muniz Araújo Caroline Miranda Biondi Clístenes Williams Araújo do Nascimento Fernando Bruno Vieira da Silva William Ramos da Silva Franklone Lima da Silva
Chemosphere
March 2021
The emission of mercury (Hg) by chlor-alkali plants can pollute soils and sediments, posing risks to the environment and human health. Mangrove ecosystems are particularly sensitive to Hg contamination. Here, we studied the Hg spatial distribution and associated human and ecologic risks in mangrove soils impacted by a chlor-alkali plant.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSoils impacted by metallurgy activities pose serious risks to the health of exposed populations, whether by ingestion of soil or contaminated food and water. The municipality of Santo Amaro, Bahia state, presents the most important case of human lead contamination in Brazil. It occurred because of inadequate slag disposal.
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