A Soil Cadmium Risk Index (SCRI) Framework for Cd Risk Assessment and Cultivar Selection in Cadmium-Contaminated Paddy Fields: A Case Study of Xiangtan County, China.
Soil cadmium (Cd) contamination threatens food security in China's rice-growing regions. Current risk assessment mainly relies on physicochemical indicators, overlooking microbial ecological responses. Here, 40 soil samples from a Cd-contaminated paddy field in Xiangtan, China, were analyzed for soil properties, Cd con...