Soil Heavy Metals Soil Heavy Metals /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sherameti, Irena (Editor), Varma, Ajit (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Soil Biology, 19
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Plant biochemistry.; Plant ecology.; Ecology.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Environmental pollution.; Life Sciences.; Terrestial Ecology.; Plant Ecology.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Plant Biochemistry.; Terrestrial Pollution.

Human activities have dramatically changed the composition and organisation of soils. Industrial and urban wastes, agricultural application and also mining activities resulted in an increased concentration of heavy metals in soils. How plants and soil microorganisms cope with this situation and the...