Detoxification of 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 : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: Soil Biology, 30
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Plant biochemistry.; Plant physiology.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Life Sciences.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Biochemistry.; Soil Science & Conservation.

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...