The biochemistry of environmental heavy metal uptake by plants: Implications for the food chain

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 1665-1677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose R. Peralta-Videa ◽  
Martha Laura Lopez ◽  
Mahesh Narayan ◽  
Geoffrey Saupe ◽  
Jorge Gardea-Torresdey
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
Metal Uptake ◽  
Heavy Metal Uptake

Heavy metal uptake in the enological food chain

2009 ◽  
Vol 117 (3) ◽  
pp. 553-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.G. Volpe ◽  
F. La Cara ◽  
F. Volpe ◽  
A. De Mattia ◽  
V. Serino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
Metal Uptake ◽  
Heavy Metal Uptake

scholarly journals Low-cost agricultural measures to reduce heavy metal transfer into the food chain – a review

2011 ◽  
Vol 51 (No. 1) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Puschenreiter ◽  
O. Horak ◽  
W. Friesl ◽  
W. Hartl
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
Metal Uptake ◽  
Farmyard Manure ◽  
Metal Transfer ◽  
Heavy Metal Uptake ◽  
Transfer Factors ◽  
Effective Measure ◽  
Edible Parts

Heavy metal contamination affects large areas of Europe and worldwide. Hot spots of pollution are located close to industrial sites, around large cities and in the vicinity of mining and smelting plants. Agriculture in these areas faces major problems due to heavy metal transfer into crops and subsequently into the food chain. This paper gives an overview on simple but effective countermeasures to reduce the transfer of heavy metals to edible parts of crops. Since crop species and varieties largely differ in their heavy metal uptake, choosing plants with low transfer factors (e.g., legumes, cereals) may reduce metal concentration in edible parts significantly. Cultivating crops with higher heavy metal uptake capacity, e.g., spinach or lettuce should be avoided. The application of soil amendments is another very effective measure to reduce the concentration of heavy metals in crops. Both organic (e.g., farmyard manure) and inorganic amendments (e.g., lime, zeolites, and iron oxides) were found to decrease the metal accumulation. Further effective methods to reduce metal transfer into food chain include crop rotation and cultivation of industrial or bio-energy crops. It is concluded that the methods presented here comprise several tools, which are easy to apply, and are effective to allow safe agriculture on moderately contaminated soils.

Enhanced heavy metal uptake by activated sludge cultures grown in the presence of biopolymer stimulators

1996 ◽  
Vol 34 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 267-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Fukushi ◽  
Duk Chang ◽  
Sam Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
G Protein ◽  
Metal Uptake ◽  
Heavy Metal Uptake ◽  
Culture Viability ◽  
Grown Culture

The objective of this research was to investigate the feasibility of developing improved activated sludge cultures capable of removing heavy metals. Cystine, peptone, and β-glycerophosphate (BGP) stimulated metal uptake without the significant reduction of culture viability otherwise experienced in the absence of these chemicals. The cystine-peptone-BGP-grown culture exhibited the highest removal of copper and cadmium of 5.67 and 2.53 mM/g protein, respectively.

Evaluation of Cocomposted Coal Fly Ash on Dynamics of Microbial Populations and Heavy Metal Uptake

1999 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Vallini ◽  
F. Vaccari ◽  
A. Pera ◽  
M. Agnolucci ◽  
S. Scatena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Metal Uptake ◽  
Coal Fly Ash ◽  
Microbial Populations ◽  
Heavy Metal Uptake

Heavy Metal Uptake by some Plants Grown on Sludge-Treated Soil

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 877-894
Author(s):  
El- Sebaie O ◽  
Abd El-Monem M ◽  
Ahmed M ◽  
Ahmed A
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Uptake ◽  
Heavy Metal Uptake ◽  
Treated Soil
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