Ebbs DS, Lasat MM, Brady DJ, Cornish J, Gordon R, Kochian LV (1997) Phytoextraction of
cadmium and zinc from a contaminated site. J Environ Qual 26:1424–1430
Edwards JH, Someshwar AV (2000) Chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of agricultural and forest by-products for land application. In: Power JF, Dick WA (eds) Land application
of agricultural, industrial, and municipal by-products. Soil Science Society of America, Madison, pp 1–62
Felix-Henningsen P, Urushadze T, Steffens D, Kalandadze B, Narimanidze E (2010) Uptake of
heavy metals by food crops from highly-polluted Chernozem-like soils in an irrigation district
south of Tbilisi, eastern Georgia. Agron Res 8:781–795
Flora G, Gupta D, Tiwari A (2012) Toxicity of lead: a review with recent updates. Interdiscip
Toxicol 5:47–58
Gadd GM (1992) Metals and microorganisms: a problem of definition. FEMS Microbiol Lett
100:197–204
Gall JE, Rajakaruna N (2013) The physiology, functional genomics, and applied ecology of heavy
metal-tolerant Brassicaceae. In: Lang M (ed) Brassica: characterization, functional genomics
and health benefits. Nova, New York, pp 121–148
Gao Y, Miao C, Mao L, Zhou P, Jin Z, Shi W (2010) Improvement of phytoextraction and
antioxidative defense in Solanum nigrum L. under cadmium stress by application of
cadmium-resistant strain and citric acid. J Hazard Mater 181:771–777
Gerhardt KE, Greenberg BM, Glick BR (2006) The role of ACC deaminase in facilitating the
phytoremediation of organics, metals and salt. Curr Trends Microbiol 2:1–2
Giller KE, McGrath SP, Hirsch PR (1989) Absence of nitrogen fixation in clover grown on soil
subject to long-term contamination with heavy metals is due to survival of only ineffective
Rhizobium. Soil Biol Biochem 21:841–848
Glick BR (2003) Phytoremediation: synergistic use of plants and bacteria to clean up the environment. Biotechnol Adv 21:383–393
Glick BR, Penrose DM, Li J (1998) A model for the lowering of plant ethylene concentrations by
plant growth-promoting bacteria. J Theor Biol 190:63–68
Glick BR, Cheng Z, Czarny J, Duan J (2007) Promotion of plant growth by ACC deaminaseproducing soil bacteria. Eur J Plant Pathol 119:29–39
Gomes MADC, Hauser-Davis RA, Souza AND, Vitória A (2016) Metal phytoremediation: general
strategies, genetically modified plants and applications in metal nano-particle contamination.
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 134:133–147
Grill E, Winnacker E-L, Zenk MH (1987) Phytochelatins, a class of heavy-metal-binding peptides
from plants are functionally analogous to metallothioneins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
84:439–443
Gulati K, Banerjee B, BalaLall S, Ray A (2010) Effects of diesel exhaust, heavy metals and
pesticides on various organ systems: possible mechanisms and strategies for prevention and
treatment. Indian J Exp Biol 48:710–721
Guo X, Wei Z, Penn CJ, Tianfen X, Qitang W (2011) Effect of soil washing and liming on
bioavailability of heavy metals in acid contaminated soil. Soil Sci Soc Am J 77:432–441
Gupta DK, Sandallo LM (eds) (2011) Metal toxicity in plants: perception, signaling and remediation. Springer, London
Ha NTH, Sakakibara M, Sano S (2011) Accumulation of indium and other heavy metals by
Eleochari sacicularis: an option for phytoremediation and phytomining. Bioresour Technol
102:2228–2234
Hao X, Xie P, Johnstone L, Miller SJ, Rensing C, Wei G (2012) Genome sequence and mutational
analysis of plant-growth-promoting bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens CCNWGS0286
isolated from a zinc-lead mine tailing. Appl Environ Microbiol 78:5384–5394
Henschler D (1990) Science, occupational exposure limits, and regulations: a case study on
organochlorine solvents. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 51:523–530
Hess R, Schmid B (2002) Zinc supplement overdose can have toxic effects. J Pediatrics Haematol
Oncol 24:582–584
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cadmium and zinc from a contaminated site. J Environ Qual 26:1424–1430
Edwards JH, Someshwar AV (2000) Chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of agricultural and forest by-products for land application. In: Power JF, Dick WA (eds) Land application
of agricultural, industrial, and municipal by-products. Soil Science Society of America, Madison, pp 1–62
Felix-Henningsen P, Urushadze T, Steffens D, Kalandadze B, Narimanidze E (2010) Uptake of
heavy metals by food crops from highly-polluted Chernozem-like soils in an irrigation district
south of Tbilisi, eastern Georgia. Agron Res 8:781–795
Flora G, Gupta D, Tiwari A (2012) Toxicity of lead: a review with recent updates. Interdiscip
Toxicol 5:47–58
Gadd GM (1992) Metals and microorganisms: a problem of definition. FEMS Microbiol Lett
100:197–204
Gall JE, Rajakaruna N (2013) The physiology, functional genomics, and applied ecology of heavy
metal-tolerant Brassicaceae. In: Lang M (ed) Brassica: characterization, functional genomics
and health benefits. Nova, New York, pp 121–148
Gao Y, Miao C, Mao L, Zhou P, Jin Z, Shi W (2010) Improvement of phytoextraction and
antioxidative defense in Solanum nigrum L. under cadmium stress by application of
cadmium-resistant strain and citric acid. J Hazard Mater 181:771–777
Gerhardt KE, Greenberg BM, Glick BR (2006) The role of ACC deaminase in facilitating the
phytoremediation of organics, metals and salt. Curr Trends Microbiol 2:1–2
Giller KE, McGrath SP, Hirsch PR (1989) Absence of nitrogen fixation in clover grown on soil
subject to long-term contamination with heavy metals is due to survival of only ineffective
Rhizobium. Soil Biol Biochem 21:841–848
Glick BR (2003) Phytoremediation: synergistic use of plants and bacteria to clean up the environment. Biotechnol Adv 21:383–393
Glick BR, Penrose DM, Li J (1998) A model for the lowering of plant ethylene concentrations by
plant growth-promoting bacteria. J Theor Biol 190:63–68
Glick BR, Cheng Z, Czarny J, Duan J (2007) Promotion of plant growth by ACC deaminaseproducing soil bacteria. Eur J Plant Pathol 119:29–39
Gomes MADC, Hauser-Davis RA, Souza AND, Vitória A (2016) Metal phytoremediation: general
strategies, genetically modified plants and applications in metal nano-particle contamination.
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 134:133–147
Grill E, Winnacker E-L, Zenk MH (1987) Phytochelatins, a class of heavy-metal-binding peptides
from plants are functionally analogous to metallothioneins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
84:439–443
Gulati K, Banerjee B, BalaLall S, Ray A (2010) Effects of diesel exhaust, heavy metals and
pesticides on various organ systems: possible mechanisms and strategies for prevention and
treatment. Indian J Exp Biol 48:710–721
Guo X, Wei Z, Penn CJ, Tianfen X, Qitang W (2011) Effect of soil washing and liming on
bioavailability of heavy metals in acid contaminated soil. Soil Sci Soc Am J 77:432–441
Gupta DK, Sandallo LM (eds) (2011) Metal toxicity in plants: perception, signaling and remediation. Springer, London
Ha NTH, Sakakibara M, Sano S (2011) Accumulation of indium and other heavy metals by
Eleochari sacicularis: an option for phytoremediation and phytomining. Bioresour Technol
102:2228–2234
Hao X, Xie P, Johnstone L, Miller SJ, Rensing C, Wei G (2012) Genome sequence and mutational
analysis of plant-growth-promoting bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens CCNWGS0286
isolated from a zinc-lead mine tailing. Appl Environ Microbiol 78:5384–5394
Henschler D (1990) Science, occupational exposure limits, and regulations: a case study on
organochlorine solvents. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 51:523–530
Hess R, Schmid B (2002) Zinc supplement overdose can have toxic effects. J Pediatrics Haematol
Oncol 24:582–584
4 Recent Advances in Phytoremediation of Toxic Metals from Contaminated. . .
109