Metal toxicity in plants is still a global problem for the environment, agriculture and ultimately
human health. This review initially addresses the current state of the environmental …

Metal contamination issues are becoming increasingly common in India and elsewhere, with
many documented cases of metal toxicity in mining industries, foundries, smelters, coal …

Pollution of the environment with the toxic heavy metals has become one of the major
causes for worry for human health in both emerging and advanced countries. Metal …

Worldwide, the effects of metal and metalloid toxicity are increasing, mainly due to
anthropogenic causes. Soil contamination ranks among the most important factors, since it …

Visible symptoms of metal toxicity stress in plants are an expression of preceeding metal-
induced alterations at the structural and ultrastructural level. These changes at the cell …

Heavy metals are natural elements, ubiquitous in trace concentrations in the different
compartments of the terrestrial ecosystem. Many of them are essential micronutrients for …

Whilst heavy metal phytotoxicity has been known for more than a century, it is astonishing
that interest in the effects of heavy metals on organisms has only recently received added …

The aim of this book is to give an overview of the most important aspects of physiological
and biochemical basis for metal toxicity and tolerance in plants. The book is expected to …

Plants are sessile organisms that must cope with the surrounding soil composition in order
to survive and reproduce. Soils often contain excessive levels of essential and non-essential …

Metals such as cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni) are essential for normal
plant growth and development since they contribute to the function of many enzymes and …