Biological Approaches for Remediation of Metal-Contaminated Sites

Environmental pollution by several heavy metals and metalloids is a severe problem worldwide, as soils became increasingly contaminated, posing a threat to ecosystems and ultimately to human health. Contamination derives from large scale urbanization and industrialization, threatening land ecosystem...

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Main Author: Pinto, AP (author)
Other Authors: de Varennes, A (author), Lopes, ME (author), Martins Teixeira, D (author)
Format: bookPart
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/19530
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/19530