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Translocation, 49–51 V
Tropical plants Volatilization
heavy metal (see Heavy metals (HMs)) mercury, 258, 259
lead (see Lead (Pb)-contaminated Se, 168–170
environment, tropical plants)
phytoremediation (see Phytoremediation)
prevalent, soil contamination, 59, 73 W
techniques, 73 Wastewater treatment, 129, 132
Typha latifolia, 104 Wetlands
ecosystems, 122–123
plants
U amelioration, industrial and urban
Uptake and transport process wastewater, 129–130
heavy metal Arabidopsis thaliana, 128
Brassica napus, 246 detoxification, toxic metals and
COPT, 244, 245 xenobiotics, 128
gene expression, 243 heavy metal, 129, 130
microorganism, 243 microbial association/symbiosis,
molecular determinants and root, 126–128
mechanisms, 243, 244 phytoextraction technology, 128
OPT, 246 phytoremediation process, 129
soil microflora, 243 rhizobacteria, 128
symplast–apoplast concept, 245 rhizobium, 125–126
metal(loid), 49–51 sediment and contaminant uptake,
selenium 124–125
Arabidopsis thaliana, 165 wastewater treatment, 129
bioaccumulation capacity, 165 restoration, metal-contamination, 123–124
competitive inhibition, 165
phosphate, 165
plant roots, 163–164 Z
rhizosphere conditions, 164 Zinc (Zn)
selenite and selenate, 164 metals remediation, 109
shoot/root ratio, 166 shoot tissues, 147, 148