[HTML][HTML] The role of plant-associated bacteria in the mobilization and phytoextraction of trace elements in contaminated soils

A Sessitsch, M Kuffner, P Kidd, J Vangronsveld… - Soil Biology and …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Phytoextraction makes use of trace element-accumulating plants that concentrate the
pollutants in their tissues. Pollutants can be then removed by harvesting plants. The success …

Cellular mechanisms for heavy metal detoxification and tolerance

JL Hall - Journal of experimental botany, 2002‏ - academic.oup.com
Heavy metals such as Cu and Zn are essential for normal plant growth, although elevated
concentrations of both essential and non‐essential metals can result in growth inhibition and …

Phytoextraction of toxic metals: a review of biological mechanisms

MM Lasat - Journal of environmental quality, 2002‏ - Wiley Online Library
Remediation of sites contaminated with toxic metals is particularly challenging. Unlike
organic compounds, metals cannot be degraded, and the cleanup usually requires their …

Arsenic toxicity in crop plants: physiological effects and tolerance mechanisms

N Garg, P Singla - Environmental chemistry letters, 2011‏ - Springer
Heavy metals are toxic substances released into the environment, contributing to a variety of
toxic effects on living organisms in food chain by accumulation and biomagnifications …

Large Expression Differences in Genes for Iron and Zinc Homeostasis, Stress Response, and Lignin Biosynthesis Distinguish Roots of Arabidopsis thaliana and the Related …

JE Van De Mortel, L Almar Villanueva, H Schat… - Plant …, 2006‏ - academic.oup.com
The micronutrient zinc has an essential role in physiological and metabolic processes in
plants as a cofactor or structural element in 300 catalytic and noncatalytic proteins, but it is …

Assessing the potential for zinc and cadmium phytoremediation with the hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens

FJ Zhao, E Lombi, SP McGrath - Plant and soil, 2003‏ - Springer
Thlaspi caerulescens is a Zn and Cd hyperaccumulator, and has been tested for its
phytoremediation potential. In this paper we examine the relationships between the …

Development of a technology for commercial phytoextraction of nickel: economic and technical considerations

YM Li, R Chaney, E Brewer, R Roseberg, JS Angle… - Plant and soil, 2003‏ - Springer
In recent R&D work, we have made progress in develo** a commercial technology using
hyperaccumulator plant species to phytoextract nickel (Ni) from contaminated and/or Ni-rich …

[PDF][PDF] Phytoremediation: principles and perspectives

C Poschenrieder, JB i Coll - Contributions to science, 2003‏ - raco.cat
Hi ha una preocupació social i científica creixent per la contaminació ambiental, aguda i
difusa, dels sòls i de l'aigua per metalls pesants. Entre la diversitat de tècniques disponibles …

The genetic basis of metal hyperaccumulation in plants

AJ Pollard, KD Powell, FA Harper… - Critical reviews in plant …, 2002‏ - Taylor & Francis
Referee: Professor Alan JM Baker, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne, VIC
3010, Australia A relatively small yet diverse group of plants are capable of sequestering …

Thlaspi caerulescens, an attractive model species to study heavy metal hyperaccumulation in plants

AGL Assunção, H Schat, MGM Aarts - New Phytologist, 2003‏ - Wiley Online Library
Studying heavy metal hyperaccumulation is becoming more and more interesting for
ecological, evolutionary, nutritional, and environmental reasons. One model species …