Heavy Metal and Selenium Distribution and Bioavailability in Contaminated Sites: A Tool for Phytoremediation
Chapter
Publication Date:
2011
abstract:
The content of heavy metals and metalloids in plants varies according to the metal concentration and chemical species in soils, and the soluble fraction is recognized as significantly affecting the uptake of metals by plants. Biovailability is a tool in remediation strategies of contaminated soils.
Iris type:
02.01 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)
Keywords:
metalloid; remediation; phytoextraction; soil; plant
List of contributors: