主题词：Heavy metals in environment; Heavy Metals in Plants; Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics; Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity; Air Quality and Health Impacts; Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance; Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal; Land Use and Ecosystem Services; Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics; Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants; Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies; Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies; biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties; Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals; Microplastics and Plastic Pollution; Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis; Sustainability in Higher Education; Chromium effects and bioremediation; Recycling and Waste Management Techniques; Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology; Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis; Soil and Environmental Studies; Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies; Geology and Paleoclimatology Research; Climate variability and models