Plants and the Chemical Elements – Biochemistry, Uptake, Tolerance and Toxicity

Includes articles which are devoted to Soil Chemistry and Bioavailability; Metal-tolerant Plants; Metalloenzymes; Toxic Effects of Metals; and, Radionuclides. This book provides emphasis on environmental aspects, with considerations of plants that hyperaccumulate heavy metals and plants that are indicators for pollution.

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How do plants react to elements in the soil? A vital question, particulary in today's world of increasing environmental contamination...The answer can be found in this book. It has an extraordinarily broad basis, compiling up-to-date information from numerous specialist disciplines. Key articles are devoted to: Soil Chemistry and Bioavailability; Metal-tolerant Plants; Metalloenzymes; Toxic Effects of Metals; and, Radionuclides. Moreover emphasis is placed on environmental aspects, with detailed considerations of plants that hyperaccumulate heavy metals and plants that are indicators for pollution. A discussion of experimental techniques rounds off the book. They include sampling, sample preparation, analytical methods and aspects of quality assurance. All in all a valuable forum for the exchange of current thinking across a broad spectrum of disciplines.