Effect of Heavy Metal Pollution on Plants Metals in the Environment
Trace metals occur as natural constituents of the earth's crust, and are ever present constituents of soils, natural waters and living matter. The biological significance of this disparate assemblage of elements has gradually been uncovered during the twentieth century; the resultant picture is...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1981, 1981
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1981 |
| Series: | Pollution Monitoring Series
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Geochemical Aspects of the Distribution and Forms of Heavy Metals in Soils
- 2 Sources of Metal and Elemental Contamination of Terrestrial Environments
- 3 Cycling of Trace Metals in Ecosystems
- 4 Impact of Metals on Ecosystem Function and Productivity
- 5 Trace Metals in Agriculture
- 6 Reclamation of Metalliferous Mine Wastes
- 7 The Effect of Trace Elements on Lower Plants
- 8 Mechanism of Metal Tolerance in Higher Plants