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Halophytes present new opportunities in phytoremediation of heavy metals and saline soils

Manousaki Eleni, Kalogerakis Nikos

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URIhttp://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/CE648DE1-7DD2-4A70-B99E-0280F361CF59-
Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1021/ie100270x-
Languageen-
Extent4en
TitleHalophytes present new opportunities in phytoremediation of heavy metals and saline soilsen
CreatorManousaki Elenien
CreatorΜανουσακη Ελενηel
CreatorKalogerakis Nikosen
CreatorΚαλογερακης Νικοςel
PublisherAmerican Chemical Societyen
DescriptionΔημοσίευση σε επιστημονικό περιοδικό el
Content SummaryA more efficient performance of several basic biochemical tolerance mechanisms provides an advantage to halophytes with respect to several environmental factors including heavy metals. Therefore, halophytes have been suggested to be naturally better adapted to cope with environmental stresses, such as heavy metals compared to salt-sensitive crop plants commonly chosen for phytoremediation purposes, and, thus, offer a greater potential for phytoremediation research for the decontamination of heavy metal polluted soils. Research findings suggest that halophytes are ideal candidates for phytoextraction, phytostabilization, or phytoexcretion of heavy metal polluted saline and nonsaline soils, while recent findings encourage the use of salt-accumulating halophytes for soil desalination in arid and semiarid regions.en
Type of ItemPeer-Reviewed Journal Publicationen
Type of ItemΔημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτέςel
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
Date of Item2015-10-14-
Date of Publication2011-
Subjecthalophytesen
Subjectheavy metalsen
Subjectsalt-sensitive crop plants en
Subjectsaline soilsen
Bibliographic CitationE. Manousaki and N. Kalogerakis, "Halophytes present new opportunities in phytoremediation of heavy metals and saline soils,"Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 656–660, 2011. doi: 10.1021/ie100270xen

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