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Author Deshmukh, Rupesh

Title Metalloids in Plants Advances and Future Prospects
Published Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (517 p.)
Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1 Metalloids and Their Role in the Biological System -- Introduction -- Metalloids in Human and Animal Health -- Role of Metalloids in Plants -- The Metalloid Requirement in Microorganisms -- Metalloid Uptake and Transport Mechanism -- Metalloid Toxicity and Tolerance Mechanisms -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Metalloids and Their Impact on the Environment -- Introduction -- What Are Metalloids? -- Sources of Metalloids in the Environment -- Relevance of Metalloids in the Environment
Metalloids in the Food Chain -- Metalloids: Environmental Health and Toxicology -- Permissible Limit of Metalloids -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Phytoremediation of Metalloid-contaminated Soil -- Introduction -- Phytoremediation -- Phytoextraction -- Phytostabilization or Phytoimmobilization -- Phytovolatilization -- Rhizofiltration -- Advantages and Disadvantages of Phytoremediation -- New Trends in Phytoremediation -- Improvement of the Plant Properties -- The Study of the Root-Rhizosphere System -- Use of Soil Amendments -- Economic Use of Phytoremediation
The Use of Prediction Models -- References -- Chapter 4 Plant Responses to Metalloid Accumulation -- Introduction -- Metalloid Accumulation in Plants -- Mechanisms of Metalloid Uptake in Plants -- Toxicity Responses of Plants to Metalloids -- Arsenic -- Antimony -- Selenium -- Germanium -- Boron -- Aluminum -- Defensive Responses in Plants -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 The Role of Microbes in Detoxification and Availability of Metalloids -- Introduction -- Metalloids in Our Environment -- Arsenic -- Selenium -- Antimony -- Tellurium -- Bioremediation
Microbes in Arsenic Transformation -- Microbes in Selenium Transformation -- Microbes in Antimony Transformation -- Microbes in Tellurium Transformation -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6 Influence of Metals and Metalloids on Microbial Diversity of Soil and Ecosystem -- Introduction -- Important Sources of Heavy Metals -- Industrial Development and Metal Pollution -- Impact of Heavy Metals and Metalloids on the Ecosystem -- Harmful Impacts of Heavy Metals on Plants -- Pollution of Metals and Metalloids in Agricultural Soil -- Role of Heavy Metals and Metalloids on Aquatic and Human Life
Impacts of Metal Pollution on Microbial Diversity -- Cleaning Methods of Heavy Metals from Polluted Soil -- Different Techniques for the Remediation of Heavy Metals -- Phytofiltration -- Phytoextraction -- Phytostabilization -- Phytodegradation -- Phytovolatilization -- Phytodesalination -- Rhizodegradation -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 7 Influence of Metalloids and Their Toxicity Impact on Photosynthetic Parameters of Plants -- Introduction -- Effect of Metal/s on Photosynthetic Traits -- Chlorophyll Content -- Net Photosynthesis and Related Attributes -- Conclusion
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Subject Organometallic compounds -- Research
Form Electronic book
Author Guerriero, Gea
Tripathi, Durgesh Kumar
ISBN 9781119487180
1119487188