Plants growing on metal contaminated soils can uptake heavy metals and accumulate them
in their tissues; the accumulation of potentially toxic elements can produce adverse effects …

The uptake of cadmium (Cd) was analyzed for six different perennial plant species growing
in a wooded pasture of the Swiss Jura Mountains, where the soils are geogenically enriched …

Phytoremediation is an attractive, economical alternative to soil removal and burial methods
to remediate contaminated soil. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of …

Phytoextraction is a remediation technology that uses plants to remove heavy metals from
soil. The success of a phytoextraction process depends on adequate plant yield (aerial …

Cadmium contamination of the soil is a common cause of environmental concern in the
suburban areas of developing cities in India The present research paper describes the …

Agricultural soils irrigated with acidic mine water from the Guangdong Dabaoshan Mine,
China, were investigated. The pH of the soils could be as low as 3.9. However, most of the …

Total cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) contents in soils around mine spoils ranged from 1.91? 80
and 98? 9200 mg/kg with an arithmetic mean of 28 and 4079 mg/kg, respectively. These …

Cadmium is one of the more mobile heavy metals in the soil‐plant system. Its accumulation
in plants is especially important from the point of view of its entering the nutrient chain. It is …

The aim of this study was to assess phytoavailability of cadmium to crop in soils applied
composted animal manures. In a greenhouse experiment cherry-red radish (Raphanus …

Pot experiments were carried out under greenhouse conditions to study the effects of liming
on Cd uptake by lettuce grown in two different soil types. The effect of single lime …