Shujaul Mulk

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1Biotechnology Department, Toraighyrov University, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan 2Biology and Ecology Department, Toraighyrov University, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan 3Agrotechnology Department, Toraighyrov University, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan 4Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan 5College of Business, Division of Tourism and Hotel Management, Cheongju University, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea 6College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sejong...

1 Introduction Anthropogenic and natural activities have resulted in the vast concentration of heavy metals in the atmosphere, which affects humans and other living organisms (Rathoure, 2020; Khalid et al., 2021; Yan et al., 2022). Rapid industrialization, intensive mining processes, and extensive agricultural activities plays crucial role in contaminating the environment with heavy metals (Pant and Tripathi, 2014).