A summary of data on heavy metal accumulation, biomonitoring, toxicity and tolerance, metal contamination and pollution in the environment, and the importance of biodiversity for environmental monitoring and cleanup of metal-contaminated and polluted ecosystems. It advocates the use of bacteria, mycorrhizae, freshwater algae, salt marshes, bryo- and pteridophytes, angiosperms, constructed wetlands, reed beds, and floating plant systems and tree crops to treat wastewaters and industrial effluents containing toxic heavy metals.
| ISBN: | 9780824705237 |
| Publication date: | 27th July 2001 |
| Author: | M N V Prasad |
| Publisher: | CRC Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 487 pages |
| Series: | Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment |
| Genres: |
Agribusiness and primary industries Biodiversity Energy industries and utilities Botany and plant sciences Earth sciences Civil engineering, surveying and building Environmental science, engineering and technology |