This paper reviews several studies dealing with the specific traits of plants growing on
calamine waste heaps in the vicinity of Olkusz, Poland. The waste heaps contain very high …

Abstract Metal (Zn, Pb, Cd, Cu, Ni, Cr) accumulation in shoots of 38 plant species
spontaneously colonizing three Zn-Pb waste deposits in southern Poland was studied in …

Abstract Industrial soils near Zn–Pb mines and metallurgical plants in the vicinity of Olkusz
(southern Poland) are exposed to high environmental stress related to heavy metal pollution …

The study focused on the changes in vegetation and soils on an undeveloped area of coal
mine spoil heaps. The process of vegetation changes was evaluated on the basis of …

Thallium is a highly toxic metal that plays no role in the metabolism of plants or animals.
Recent studies using small mammals and bird feathers as bioindicators demonstrated for …

ROLE OF MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI IN PHYTOREMEDIATION AND TOXICITY MONITORING OF
HEAVY METAL RICH INDUSTRIAL WASTES IN SOUTHERN POLAND Page 1 ROLE OF …

The morphological traits and tolerance to heavy metals (zinc, cadmium and lead) of two
populations of Arabidopsis arenosa (Brassicaceae) were compared. One population was …

The chapter summarizes research carried out on the role of mycorrhizal fungi in
phytoremediation of heavy-metal-rich wastes in temperate regions. Symbiotic fungi are an …

Biscutella laevigata has recently been recognized as a species able to accumulate large
amounts of cadmium. The experiments reported in this paper were conducted on two …

In 2004, soil properties and the species composition of vascular plants and lichens were
studied at five sites in a former zinc and lead mining region (Olkusz region, southern …