Chen B, Huang Q, Lin X, Shi Q, Wu S (1998) Accumulation of Ag, Cd, Co, Cu, Hg, Ni and Pb in
pavlova viridis tseng (haptophyceae). J Appl Phycol 10:371–376
Chojnacka K, Chojnacki A, Gorecka H (2005) Trace element removal by Spirulina sp. from copper
smelter and refinery effluents. Hydrometallurgy 73:147–153
Chompoothawat N, Wongthanate J, Ussawarujikulchai A, Prapagdee B (2010) Removal of cadmium ion from aqueous solution by exopolysaccharide-producing bacterium, Ralstonia
sp. Fresenius Environ Bull 19:2919–2923
Comte S, Guibaud G, Baudu M (2008) Biosorption properties of extracellular polymeric substances
(EPS) towards Cd, Cu and Pb for different pH values. J Hazard Mater 151:185–193
Cotton FA (1999) Survey of transition-metal chemistry, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, 6th edn.
Wiley, Chichester, p 633
Cunningham SD, Berti WR (1993) Remediation of contaminated soils with green plants: an
overview. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Plant 29(4):207–212
Das P, Samantaray S, Rout GR (1997) Studies on cadmium toxicity in plants: a review. Environ
Pollut 98:29–36
Das SK, Das AR, Guha AK (2007) A study on the adsorption mechanism of mercury on aspergillus
versicolor. Biomass Environ Sci Technol 41:8281–8287
Drebler J, Schulz K, Klemm M, Schuttig R, Beuthin A, Felscher D (2002) Lethal manganesecadmium intoxication: a case report. Arch Toxicol 76:449–451
El-Helow ER, Abdel-Fattah YR, Ghanem KM, Mohamad EA (2000) Application of the response
surface methodology for optimizing the activity of an aprE-driven gene expression system in
Bacillus subtilis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 54(4):515–520
EPA (2004) TRI on-site and off-site reported disposed of or otherwise released (in pounds), for
facilities in all industries, for all chemicals, US
European Food Safety Authority (2009) Scientific opinion of the panel on contaminants in the food
chain: cadmium in food. EFSA J 980:1–139
Feng J, Shi Q, Wang X, Wei M, Yang F, Xu H (2010) Silicon supplementation ameliorated the
inhibition of photosynthesis and nitrate metabolism by cadmium (Cd) toxicity in Cucumis
sativus. Sci Hortic 123(4):521–530
French CJ, Dickinson NM, Putwain PD (2006) Woody biomass phytoremediation of contaminated
brownfield land. Environ Pollut 141:387–395
Friberg L, Piscator M, Nordberg GF, Kjellstrom T (1974) Cadmium in the environment, 2nd edn.
CRC Press, Cleveland
Friberg L, Elinder CG, Kjellstrom T, Nordberg GF (1986) Cadmium and health: a toxicological and
epidemiological appraisal, vol 2. CRC Press, Boca Raton
Fusconi A, Repetto O, Bona E, Massa N, Gallo C, Dumas-Gaudot E, Berta G (2006) Effects of
cadmium on meristem activity and nucleus ploidy in roots of Pisum sativum L. cv. Frisson
seedlings. Environ Exp Bot 58:253–260
Fusconi A, Gallo C, Camusso W (2007) Effects of cadmium on root apical meristems of Pisum
sativum L.: cell viability, cell proliferation and microtubule pattern as suitable markers for
assessment of stress pollution. Mut Res Genetic Toxicol Environ Mut 632:9–19
Gallego SM, Benavides MP, Tomaro ML (1996) Effect of heavy metal ion excess on sunflower
leaves: evidence for involvement of oxidative stress. Plant Sci 121:151–159
Garcia-Morales P, Saceda M, Kenney N, Kim N, Salomon DS, Gottardis MM, Solomon HB,
Sholler PF, Jordan VC, Martin MB (1994) Effect of cadmium oil estrogen receptor levels aid
estrogen-induced responses in human breast cancer cells. J Biol Chem 269:16896–16901
Gautam S, Kaithwas G, Bharagava RN, Saxena G (2017) Pollutants in tannery wastewater,
pharmacological effects and bioremediation approaches for human health protection and environmental safety. In: Bharagava RN (ed) Environmental pollutants and their bioremediation
approaches, 1st edn. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, pp 369–396. https://doi.org/10.
1201/9781315173351-14
Gill SS, Tuteja N (2010) Reactive oxygen species and antioxidant machinery in abiotic stress
tolerance in crop plants. Plant Physiol Biochem 48:909–930
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pavlova viridis tseng (haptophyceae). J Appl Phycol 10:371–376
Chojnacka K, Chojnacki A, Gorecka H (2005) Trace element removal by Spirulina sp. from copper
smelter and refinery effluents. Hydrometallurgy 73:147–153
Chompoothawat N, Wongthanate J, Ussawarujikulchai A, Prapagdee B (2010) Removal of cadmium ion from aqueous solution by exopolysaccharide-producing bacterium, Ralstonia
sp. Fresenius Environ Bull 19:2919–2923
Comte S, Guibaud G, Baudu M (2008) Biosorption properties of extracellular polymeric substances
(EPS) towards Cd, Cu and Pb for different pH values. J Hazard Mater 151:185–193
Cotton FA (1999) Survey of transition-metal chemistry, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, 6th edn.
Wiley, Chichester, p 633
Cunningham SD, Berti WR (1993) Remediation of contaminated soils with green plants: an
overview. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Plant 29(4):207–212
Das P, Samantaray S, Rout GR (1997) Studies on cadmium toxicity in plants: a review. Environ
Pollut 98:29–36
Das SK, Das AR, Guha AK (2007) A study on the adsorption mechanism of mercury on aspergillus
versicolor. Biomass Environ Sci Technol 41:8281–8287
Drebler J, Schulz K, Klemm M, Schuttig R, Beuthin A, Felscher D (2002) Lethal manganesecadmium intoxication: a case report. Arch Toxicol 76:449–451
El-Helow ER, Abdel-Fattah YR, Ghanem KM, Mohamad EA (2000) Application of the response
surface methodology for optimizing the activity of an aprE-driven gene expression system in
Bacillus subtilis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 54(4):515–520
EPA (2004) TRI on-site and off-site reported disposed of or otherwise released (in pounds), for
facilities in all industries, for all chemicals, US
European Food Safety Authority (2009) Scientific opinion of the panel on contaminants in the food
chain: cadmium in food. EFSA J 980:1–139
Feng J, Shi Q, Wang X, Wei M, Yang F, Xu H (2010) Silicon supplementation ameliorated the
inhibition of photosynthesis and nitrate metabolism by cadmium (Cd) toxicity in Cucumis
sativus. Sci Hortic 123(4):521–530
French CJ, Dickinson NM, Putwain PD (2006) Woody biomass phytoremediation of contaminated
brownfield land. Environ Pollut 141:387–395
Friberg L, Piscator M, Nordberg GF, Kjellstrom T (1974) Cadmium in the environment, 2nd edn.
CRC Press, Cleveland
Friberg L, Elinder CG, Kjellstrom T, Nordberg GF (1986) Cadmium and health: a toxicological and
epidemiological appraisal, vol 2. CRC Press, Boca Raton
Fusconi A, Repetto O, Bona E, Massa N, Gallo C, Dumas-Gaudot E, Berta G (2006) Effects of
cadmium on meristem activity and nucleus ploidy in roots of Pisum sativum L. cv. Frisson
seedlings. Environ Exp Bot 58:253–260
Fusconi A, Gallo C, Camusso W (2007) Effects of cadmium on root apical meristems of Pisum
sativum L.: cell viability, cell proliferation and microtubule pattern as suitable markers for
assessment of stress pollution. Mut Res Genetic Toxicol Environ Mut 632:9–19
Gallego SM, Benavides MP, Tomaro ML (1996) Effect of heavy metal ion excess on sunflower
leaves: evidence for involvement of oxidative stress. Plant Sci 121:151–159
Garcia-Morales P, Saceda M, Kenney N, Kim N, Salomon DS, Gottardis MM, Solomon HB,
Sholler PF, Jordan VC, Martin MB (1994) Effect of cadmium oil estrogen receptor levels aid
estrogen-induced responses in human breast cancer cells. J Biol Chem 269:16896–16901
Gautam S, Kaithwas G, Bharagava RN, Saxena G (2017) Pollutants in tannery wastewater,
pharmacological effects and bioremediation approaches for human health protection and environmental safety. In: Bharagava RN (ed) Environmental pollutants and their bioremediation
approaches, 1st edn. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, pp 369–396. https://doi.org/10.
1201/9781315173351-14
Gill SS, Tuteja N (2010) Reactive oxygen species and antioxidant machinery in abiotic stress
tolerance in crop plants. Plant Physiol Biochem 48:909–930
15 Cadmium as an Environmental Pollutant: Ecotoxicological Effects, Health. . .
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