Biomanagement of Metal-Contaminated Soils

Heavy-metal contamination is one of the world's major environmental problems, posing significant risks to agro-ecosystems. However, conventional technologies for metal-contaminated soil remediation have often been expensive and disruptive.   This book provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art co...

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Other Authors: Khan, Mohammad Saghir (Editor), Zaidi, Almas (Editor), Goel, Reeta (Editor), Musarrat, Javed (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2011, 2011
Edition:1st ed. 2011
Series:Environmental Pollution
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505 0 |a From the contents: Heavy-Metal Pollution: Source, Impact and Remedies -- Metal-Plant Interactions: Toxicity and Tolerance.-Bioremediation: New Approaches and Trends -- Legume-Rhizobium Symbioses as a Tool for Bioremediation of Heavy Metal Polluted Soils -- Importance of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils -- Research Advances in Bioremediation of Soils and Groundwater Using Plant-Based Systems: A Case for Enlarging and Updating Information and Knowledge in Environmental Pollution Management in Developing Countries -- The Bacterial Flora of the Nickel-hyperaccumulator Plant Alyssum bertolonii -- Use of Biosurfactants in the Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Soils.-Mechanism of Metal Tolerance and Detoxification in Mycorrhizal Fungi -- Metal Signaling in Plants: New Possibilities for Crop Management under Cadmium Contaminated Soils (...) -- Index.     
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520 |a Heavy-metal contamination is one of the world's major environmental problems, posing significant risks to agro-ecosystems. However, conventional technologies for metal-contaminated soil remediation have often been expensive and disruptive.   This book provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art coverage of the natural, sustainable alternatives that use a wide range of biological materials in the removal/detoxification of heavy metals, consequently leading to the improvement of crops in these soils.  Novel, environmentally friendly and inexpensive solutions are presented based on a sound understanding of metal contamination and the roles of plants and microbes in the management of these toxic soils.   Written by more than forty worldwide experts drawing on their wealth of experience in this field, the book provides not only the necessary scientific background but also addresses the challenging questions that require special attention in order to better understand metal toxicity in soils and its management through bioremediation.   This book will be of interest to a wide range of students/researchers/practitioners specializing in the areas of environmental microbiology, soil pollution, sustainable development, crop science, soil biology, and related disciplines.  It will be especially useful to anyone engaged in identifying metal-contamination problems and trying to solve them through the application of natural and inexpensive biological materials