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Heavy Metal Contamination of Soils

Monitoring and Remediation

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Editors:
  1. Irena Sherameti

    1. Institut für Allgemeine Botanik und Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Jena, Jena, Germany

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  2. Ajit Varma

    1. Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India

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  • Presents both theoretical aspects and practical applications
  • Written by researchers actively involved in the respective fields
  • Illustrates the complex processes involved in heavy metal pollution and practical solutions for soil remediation

Part of the book series: Soil Biology (SOILBIOL, volume 44)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Sources of Heavy Metals in Soils

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Heavy Metals in the Post-catastrophic Soils

      • Vesna Stankov Jovanović, Violeta Mitić, Snežana Nikolić Mandić, Marija Ilić, Strahinja Simonović
      Pages 3-21

    3. Heavy Metal Built-Up in Agricultural Soils of Pakistan: Sources, Ecological Consequences, and Possible Remediation Measures

      • Zeshan Ali, Alvina G. Kazi, Riffat N. Malik, Mehreen Naz, Tayyaba Khan, Asim Hayat et al.
      Pages 23-42

    4. Multiple-Phase Evaluation of Copper Geochemistry

      • Jean B. Diatta, Ewa Chudzińska, Leszek Drobek, Aleksandra Wojcicka-Półtorak, Bernd Markert, Simone Wünschmann
      Pages 43-79

    5. Potentially Toxic Element Contamination and Its Impact on Soil Biological Quality in Urban Agriculture: A Critical Review

      • Avanthi Deshani Igalavithana, Sabry M. Shaheen, Jae Nam Park, Sang Soo Lee, Yong Sik Ok
      Pages 81-101

  3. Monitoring Heavy Metals in Soils

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. The Adsorption Equilibrium of Pb and Cd on Several Soils in Various pH Solutions or in the Presence of Dissolved Humic Substances

      • Takeshi Kobayashi, Yuyu Liu, Yukari Takahashi, Takashi Kameya, Yuko Yamada
      Pages 105-111

    3. Arsenic in Soil: Availability and Interactions with Soil Microorganisms

      • Silvia Rita Stazi, Rosita Marabottini, Ruxandra Papp, Maria Cristina Moscatelli
      Pages 113-126

    4. Egg as a Biomonitor of Heavy Metals in Soil

      • Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi, Naeem Akhtar Abbasi, Xianjin Tang, Riffat Naseem Malik
      Pages 127-143

    5. Enzyme Activities in Soils Contaminated with Heavy Metals in Varying Degrees

      • Krystyna Ciarkowska
      Pages 145-158

    6. Heavy Metals in Native Mediterranean Grassland Species Growing at Abandoned Mine Sites: Ecotoxicological Assessment and Phytoremediation of Polluted Soils

      • Mª J. Gutiérrez-Ginés, J. Pastor, A. J. Hernández
      Pages 159-178

  4. Adaptation Strategies of Plants and Bacteria in Response to Heavy Metals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179
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    2. Heavy Metal Uptake and Transport in Plants

      • Tayyaba Komal, Midhat Mustafa, Zeshan Ali, Alvina G. Kazi
      Pages 181-194

    3. Adaptation Mechanisms of Pinus sylvestris L. in Industrial Areas

      • Ewa Chudzińska, Aleksandra Wojnicka-Półtorak, Wiesław Prus-Głowacki, Konrad Celiński, Jean B. Diatta, Leszek Drobek
      Pages 195-213

    4. Symbioses of Plants with Rhizobia and Mycorrhizal Fungi in Heavy Metal-Contaminated Tropical Soils

      • Fatima Maria de Souza Moreira, Paulo Ademar Avelar Ferreira, Laíze Aparecida Ferreira Vilela, Marco Aurélio Carbone Carneiro
      Pages 215-243

    5. Functional Diversity of Microorganisms in Heavy Metal-Polluted Soils

      • Anelia Kenarova, Silvena Boteva
      Pages 245-257

  5. Approaches for the Remediation of Contaminated Soils

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 259-259
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    2. Environmentally Sound Combustion of Ligneous Plants Grown in Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soil

      • Helga Kovacs, Katalin Szemmelveisz, Arpad B. Palotas
      Pages 261-277

    3. Role of Earthworms on Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal-Polluted Soils

      • My Dung Jusselme, Edouard Miambi, Thierry Lebeau, Corinne Rouland-Lefevre
      Pages 279-298
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About this book

Following a description of the various sources and factors influencing the contents of heavy metal pollution in post-catastrophic and agricultural soils, subsequent chapters examine soil enzymes and eggs as bio-monitors, lead adsorption, the effects of arsenic on microbial diversity, and the effects of Mediterranean grasslands on abandoned mines. A third section focuses on the adaptation strategies used by plants and bacteria, such as Pinus sylvestris in industrial areas, and the rhizosphere in contaminated tropical soils and soil treated with sewage sludge. Further topics addressed include strategies of bioremediation, e.g. using transgenic plants as tools for soil remediation.

This new volume on heavy metals in soil will be of interest to researchers and scholars in microbial and plant biotechnology, agriculture, the environmental sciences and soil ecology.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Allgemeine Botanik und Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Jena, Jena, Germany

    Irena Sherameti

  • Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India

    Ajit Varma

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Heavy Metal Contamination of Soils

  • Book Subtitle: Monitoring and Remediation

  • Editors: Irena Sherameti, Ajit Varma

  • Series Title: Soil Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14526-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-14525-9Published: 14 April 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38336-1Published: 09 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-14526-6Published: 06 April 2015

  • Series ISSN: 1613-3382

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-4831

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 497

  • Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 100 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Agriculture, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis, Soil Science & Conservation

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