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McLaughlin M (2002) Heavy metals. In: Lal R (ed) Encyclopedia of soil science. Dekker,
New York, pp 650–653
Meplan C (2011) Trace elements and ageing, a genomic perspective using selenium as an example.
J Trace Elem Med Biol 25:S11–S16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j. jtemb.2010.10.002
Miransari M (2011) Soil microbes and plant fertilization. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 92:875–885
Mosa KA, Saadoum I, Kumar K, Helmy M, Dhankher OP (2016) Potential biotechnological
strategies for the cleanup of heavy metals and metalloids. Front Plant Sci 7303:1–14
Nagajyoti PC, Lee KD, Sreekanth VM (2010) Heavy metals, occurrence and toxicity for plants: a
review. Environ Chem Lett 8:199–216
Neilson S, Rajakaruna N (2012) Roles of rhizospheric processes and plant physiology in
phytoremediation of contaminated sites using oilseed Brassicas. In: Anjum NA, Ahmad I,
Pereira ME, Duarte AC, Umar S, Khan NA (eds) The plant family Brassicaceae: contribution
towards phytoremediation, Environmental pollution book series, vol 21. Springer, Dordrecht,
pp 313–330
Nies DH (1999) Microbial heavy metal resistance. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 51:730–750
Ohkawa H, Imaishi H, Shiota N, Yamada T, Inui H (1999) Cytochrome P450s and other xenobiotic
metabolizing enzymes in plants. In: Brooks GT, Roberts TR (eds) Pesticide chemistry and
bioscience: the food-environment challenge, Special publication 233. The Royal Society of
Chemistry, Cambridge, pp 259–264
Olson JW, Mehta NS, Maier RJ (2001) Requirement of nickel metabolism protein HypA and HypB
for full activity of both hydrogenase and urease in Helicobacter pylori. Mol Microbiol
39:176–182
Oosten MJV, Maggio A (2015) Functional biology of halophytes in the phytoremediation of heavy
metal contaminated soils. Environ Exp Bot 111:135–146
Orooj S, Sayeda SS, Kinza W, Alvina GK (2015) Phytoremediation of soils: prospects and
challenges. Soil Remediat Plants. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-799937-1.00001-2
Padgette SR, Kolacz KH, Delannay X, Re DB, LaVallee BJ, Tinius CN, Rhodes WK, Otero YI,
Barry GF, Eichholtz DA et al (1995) Development, identification, and characterization of a
glyphosate-tolerant soybean line. Crop Sci 35:1451–1461
Perez J (2012) The soil remediation industry in Europe: the recent past and future perspectives.
Springer, New York, pp 2–22
Prasad MNV (2003) Phytoremediation of metal-polluted ecosystems: hype for commercialization.
Russ J Plant Physiol 50:686–700
Qiu X, Shah SI, Kendall EW, Sorensen DL, Sims RC, Engelke MC (1994) Grass-enhanced
bioremediation for clay soils contaminated with polynuclear aromatic-hydrocarbons. Bioremed
Rhizosphere Technol 563:142–157
Rajakaruna N, Boyd RS (2008) Edaphic factor. In: Jørgensen SE, Fath BD (eds) General ecology,
Encyclopedia of ecology, vol 2. Elsevier, Oxford, pp 1201–1207
Rajkumar M, Sandhya S, Prasad MN, Freitas H (2012) Perspectives of plant-associated microbes in
heavy metal phytoremediation. Biotechnol Adv 30:1562–1574
Reed MLE, Glick BR (2004) Applications of free living plant growth promoting rhizobacteria.
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 86:1–25
Rezania S, Taib SM, Md Din MF, Dahalan FA, Kamyab H (2016) Comprehensive review on
phytotechnology: heavy metals removal by diverse aquatic plants species from wastewater. J
Hazard Mater 318:587
Richards B, Steenhus T, Peverly J, McBride M (2000) Effect of sludge processing mode, soil
texture and soil pH on metal mobility in undisturbed soil columns under accelerated loading.
Environ Pollut 109:327–346
Salem HM, Eweida EA, Farag A (2000) Heavy metals in drinking water and their environmental
impact on human health, ICEHM2000. Cairo University, Egypt, pp 542–556
4 Recent Advances in Phytoremediation of Toxic Metals from Contaminated. . .
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