Scientists studying the environment, physiology, and biology have been particularly
interested in nickel (Ni) because of its dual effects (essentiality and toxicity) on terrestrial …

The contamination of the environment with toxic metals has become a worldwide problem.
Metal toxicity affects crop yields, soil biomass and fertility. Soils polluted with heavy metals …

Background, aim, and scope The use of plants and associated microorganisms to remove,
contain, inactivate, or degrade harmful environmental contaminants (generally termed …

La fitorremediación aprovecha la capacidad de ciertas plantas para absorber, acumular,
metabolizar, volatilizar o estabilizar contaminantes presentes en el suelo, aire, agua o …

Purpose Many agricultural and brownfield soils are polluted and more have become
marginalised due to the introduction of new, risk-based legislation. The European …

The last few decades have seen the rise of Gentle soil Remediation Options (GRO), which
notably include in situ contaminant stabilization (“inactivation”) and plant-based (generally …

Bioharvesting of metals from high biomass crops grown in soil substrates particularly those
associated with sub-economic mineralization is termed phytomining. It is a recent more …

Free of human interference the soil trace element content is largely dependent on that of the
soil parent material and acting weathering processes. An increasingly industrialised society …

Ultramafic soils are in equal parts fascinating and dangerous. Developed on rocks derived
predominately from the Earth's mantle and metamorphosed at the ocean floors, ultramafic …

Large ultramafic areas exist in Albania, which could be suitable for phytomining with native
Alyssum murale. We undertook a five-year field experiment on an ultramafic Vertisol, aimed …