Soil Heavy Metals

by Irena Sherameti

Book Overview

Human activities have dramatically changed the composition and organisation of soils. Industrial and urban wastes, agricultural application and also mining activities resulted in an increased concentration of heavy metals in soils. How plants and soil microorganisms cope with this situation and the sophisticated techniques developed for survival in contaminated soils is discussed in this volume.

The topics presented include: the general...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642261574
• ISBN13: 9783642261572
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 492 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"