Review of Pb availability and toxicity to plants in relation with metal speciation; role of synthetic and natural organic ligands

M Shahid, E Pinelli, C Dumat - Journal of hazardous materials, 2012 - Elsevier
Biogeochemical behavior of lead (Pb), a persistent hazardous pollutant of environmental
concern, strongly depends on its chemical speciation. Therefore, in this review, link between …

Heavy metal removal in phytofiltration and phycoremediation: the need to differentiate between bioadsorption and bioaccumulation

EJ Olguín, G Sánchez-Galván - New biotechnology, 2012 - Elsevier
Phytoremediation and phycoremediation are cost-effective and environmentally sound
technologies for the treatment of polluted streams and wastewaters contaminated with …

Lead toxicity, defense strategies and associated indicative biomarkers in Talinum triangulare grown hydroponically

A Kumar, MNV Prasad, O Sytar - Chemosphere, 2012 - Elsevier
Talinum species have been used to investigate a variety of environmental problems for eg
determination of metal pollution index and total petroleum hydrocarbons in roadside soils …

Behavior and impact of zirconium in the soil–plant system: plant uptake and phytotoxicity

M Shahid, E Ferrand, E Schreck, C Dumat - Reviews of Environmental …, 2012 - Springer
Because of the large number of sites they pollute, toxic metals that contaminate terrestrial
ecosystems are increasingly of environmental and sanitary concern (Uzu et al. 2010, 2011; …

Effect of fulvic acids on lead-induced oxidative stress to metal sensitive Vicia faba L. plant

M Shahid, C Dumat, J Silvestre, E Pinelli - Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2012 - Springer
Lead (Pb) is a ubiquitous environmental pollutant capable to induce various morphological,
physiological, and biochemical functions in plants. Only few publications focus on the …

The hidden function of photosynthesis: a sensing system for environmental conditions that regulates plant acclimation responses

T Pfannschmidt, C Yang - Protoplasma, 2012 - Springer
Plants convert light energy from the sun into chemical energy by photosynthesis. Since they
are sessile, they have to deal with a wide range of conditions in their immediate …

Long-Term Field Metal Extraction by Pelargonium: Phytoextraction Efficiency in Relation to Plant Maturity

M Shahid, M Arshad, M Kaemmerer… - International journal …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The long length of periods required for effective soil remediation via phytoextraction
constitutes a weak point that reduces its industrial use. However, these calculated periods …

Comparative analysis on the effect of Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato) in reducing cadmium, mercury and lead accumulation in liver

CR Nwokocha, MI Nwokocha, I Aneto, J Obi… - Food and chemical …, 2012 - Elsevier
SCOPE: L. esculentum (tomato) contain compounds with anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory
properties, able to synthesize metal chelating proteins. We examined the ability of fruit …

Tolerance of lead by the fruiting body of Oudemansiella radicata

W Zhang, Y Hu, Y Cao, F Huang, H Xu - Chemosphere, 2012 - Elsevier
This study focused on the tolerance responses of the fruiting body of Oudemansiella
radicata towards different concentrations of lead (250–1000mgkg− 1) for 2–6d. To know …

Growth performance and tolerance responses of Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) seedling subjected to isolated or combined cadmium and lead stresses.

LJ Liang Jian, YZH Yang ZeHong, TL Tang Ling… - 2012 - cabidigitallibrary.org
A pot-culture experiment was conducted to investigate growth performance, physiological
and biochemical responses, and cellular ultrastructure of the Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.) …