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- Each chapter provides a general review on recent developments and priorities for future research and applications
- With contributions written by leading international authorities
- A valuable source of information for scientists in soil ecology, environmental sciences, plant physiology and metal biochemistry
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Soil Biology (SOILBIOL, volume 30)
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Heavy metals are severe environmental pollutants, and many of them are toxic even at very low concentrations. With industrial development, soil pollution with heavy metal elements have dramatically increased. The uptake of heavy metals via plants that are exposed to contaminated soils is a risk for human health and a major hazard for the ecosystem as a whole, including soil microorganisms. On the other hand, plants may be used in the decontamination of soils.
The topics presented in this book include: sources of heavy metals contaminants in soils; plant species that can grow on contaminated soils; the phytoremediation of contaminated soils; tolerance, accumulation and detoxification mechanisms of zinc, copper, arsenic, cadmium and vanadium in plants; the critical role of sulfur metabolism in heavy metal tolerance; the role of aquatic macrophytes, plant growth-promoting bacteria, sugar crops and earthworms in detoxification; and heavy metal stabilization by promoting zeolite synthesis in soils.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Detoxification of Heavy Metals
Editors: Irena Sherameti, Ajit Varma
Series Title: Soil Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21408-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-21407-3Published: 02 September 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-26946-2Published: 26 November 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-21408-0Published: 01 September 2011
Series ISSN: 1613-3382
Series E-ISSN: 2196-4831
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 448
Topics: Plant Physiology, Plant Biochemistry, Soil Science & Conservation