Bio-Geo Interactions in Metal-Contaminated Soils

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kothe, Erika (Editor), Varma, Ajit (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Series: Soil Biology, 31
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Geobiology.; Microbiology.; Plant physiology.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Environmental pollution.; Life Sciences.; Plant Physiology.; Biogeosciences.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Terrestrial Pollution.

Metal contamination is an increasing ecological and eco-toxicological risk. Understanding the processes involved in metal mobilization, sorption and mineralization in soils are key features for soil bioremediation. Following an introduction to the physical, chemical and biological components of cont...