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Advances in the Application of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals

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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 223

Part of the book series: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology ((RECT,volume 223))

Abstract

Rapid industrialization and modernization around the world have produced the unfortunate consequence of releasing toxic wastes to the environment. Metal pollutants are derived mainly from industrial and agricultural activities. The former includes activities such as waste disposal, chemical manufacturing, and metal pollutants from vehicle exhaust, and the latter involves activities such as the use of agrochemicals, long-term application of sewage sludge, and wastewater to agricultural soils. Such releases have adversely affected human health and have produced toxic effects on plants and the soil microorganisms associated with them. Toxic metal contaminants from wastes or other products accumulate in the agricultural soils to which they are applied, threaten food security, and pose health risks to living organisms by their transfer within the food chain. Once heavy metals reach the soil, they are absorbed by plants and may be taken up by animals and humans through consumption of contaminated food or drinking water. They may even be inhaled as particulate contaminants, and due to their persistent nature, they may accumulate in both plants and animals over time.

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The first author is thankful to the North-West University for the award of postdoctoral fellowship. This work is based on research supported by the National Research Foundation.

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Tak, H.I., Ahmad, F., Babalola, O.O. (2013). Advances in the Application of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals. In: Whitacre, D. (eds) Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 223. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 223. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5577-6_2

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