Chapter 1 Multi-element analysis of plant and soil samples |
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2 Formulating the question |
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3 The steps of the analysis and associated errors |
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3.3 Drying, homogenisation and storage |
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4 Trace element determination |
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5 Choosing the analytical method |
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5.1 Optimal detection limits |
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5.2 Detection limits in environmental samples |
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5.3 Comparative evaluation |
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Chapter 2 Exploratory multivariate data analysis of soil and plant multi-element data |
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2 Statistics and chemometrics |
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3.7 Selection of variables |
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4 Definition of a project |
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4.2 Several factors at a time |
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5 Description of a project |
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5.2 Individual sample types |
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Chapter 3 Processes and factors regulating the behaviour and uptake of trace elements in the rhizosphere |
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3 Geochemical forms of trace elements in the rhizosphere |
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4 Processes affecting the behaviour of trace elements in the rhizosphere |
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4.1 Cation exchange capacity |
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4.3 Trace element association with oxides and hydroxides |
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4.4 Trace element association with organic substances |
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4.5 Mobilisation of trace elements |
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5 Factors affecting the uptake of trace elements in the rhizosphere |
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Chapter 4 Metal and arsenic bioavailability and uptake by hyperaccumulator plants |
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2 Phytoavailability of trace metals in soils |
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2.1 Aqueous-phase metal speciation |
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3 Phytoavailability of arsenic in soils |
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3.1 Forms of arsenic in soils |
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4 Metal and arsenic uptake by hyperaccumulator plants |
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4.1 Rhizosphere processes |
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4.2 Metal uptake by hyperaccumulators |
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4.3 Arsenic uptake by hyperaccumulators |
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Chapter 5 Copper |
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2 Bioavailability of soil copper |
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4 Copper transport within the plant |
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5 Copper toxicity in plants |
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7 Copper indicators and accumulators |
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8 Soil copper contamination from fungicides |
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9 Remediation of Cu-contaminated soils |
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Chapter 6 Arsenic in plants, soils and foodstuffs |
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2 Arsenic in the earth's crust |
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2.2 Arsenic in soils and its bioavailability |
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3.1 Influence of the geological origin of soil |
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3.2 Influence of plant age |
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3.3 Influence of species and plant organs |
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3.4 Arsenic in green foodstuffs and in beverages |
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3.5 Essentiality of arsenic for plants |
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3.6 Toxicity of arsenic for plants |
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3.7 Metabolic transformation |
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Chapter 7 Cadmium |
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T. Punshon, A.L. Neal & B.P. Jackson |
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1.1 Status of Cd as a potentially toxic element (PTE) |
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2.1 Anthropogenic sources of Cd to soil |
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2.2 Sorption of Cd to pure mineral phases |
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2.3 Measuring Cd bioavailability |
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2.4 Cd species in the soil and soil solution |
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3.1 Responses of natural soil bacterial communities to Cd |
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3.2 Bacterial resistance to Cd |
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3.3 Fate of Cd in the presence of bacteria in soils and sediments |
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4 Cd and mycorrhizal symbiosis |
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4.1 Tolerance of mycorrhiza to Cd |
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5.1 Tolerance of plants to Cd |
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7 Remediation of Cd contaminated soils |
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7.1 Phytoremediation and Short Rotation Forestry (SRF) |
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Chapter 8 Phytoremediation of lead |
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2 Lead transport and accumulation in Sesbania |
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2.1 Sesbania grown in nutrient solution |
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2.2 Sesbania grown in soil |
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2.3 Cellular localisation of Pb in Sesbania |
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3 Transport pathway and mechanism |
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3.1 Physiology of Pb acquisition and accumulation |
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3.2 Lead transport pathways |
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3.3 Metal tolerance and resistance mechanisms |
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4 Improving plants for efficient phytoremediation |
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Chapter 9 Scandium |
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1.1 Scandium in the earth crust |
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1.2 Geochemistry of scandium |
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1.3 Application of scandium |
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2 Analytical problems of scandium determination |
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4 Scandium and micro-organisms |
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5.1 Scandium in mosses and lichens |
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5.2 Scandium in higher plants |
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6 Relationships of scandium and other elements in plants and soil |
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7.1 Toxicity of scandium for wheat plants |
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Chapter 10 Fractionation and bioavailability of rare earth elements in soils |
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X.-Q. Shan, S. Zhang & B. Wen |
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2 Adsorption and desorption of REEs by and from soils |
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2.1 Adsorption of REEs in soils |
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2.2 Desorption of REEs from soils |
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2.3 Effect of low-molecular-weight-organic-acids on adsorption by and desorption of REEs from soils |
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2.4 Adsorption and desorption kinetics of REEs from soils |
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3 Bioavailability of REEs in soils to plants |
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3.1 Free metal ion activity model |
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4 Subcellular location, sequestration and transport of REEs |
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4.1 Subcellular location of REEs |
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4.2 Separation and characterisation of REE-binding proteins and peptides |
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4.3 A natural perennial fern that hyperaccumulates REEs |
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Chapter 11 Biogeochemistry of gold: accepted theories and new opportunities |
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1.1 Gold the most noble of metals |
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2.1 Solution geochemistry of gold |
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2.2 Geochemical mobility of gold |
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3 Plants as indicators of mineralisation: geobotany and biogeochemistry |
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3.1 Gold in plants: biogeochemistry |
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4 Gold in microbes and animals |
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5.1 Induced hyperaccumulation |
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5.2 Phytoextraction of gold |
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6 Geochemical explanation for induced solubility and uptake |
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6.1 Thiocyanate-induced solubility |
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6.2 Thiosulfate-induced solubility |
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7 Studies on the form and location of gold stored inside a plant |
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7.1 Distribution of gold in leaves, stems and roots |
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7.2 Storage of the metal complex |
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8 Review and conclusions: the application of gold phytoextraction |
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Chapter 12 Thorium |
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1.1 Application of thorium |
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1.2 Mineralogy of thorium |
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1.3 Geochemistry of thorium |
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3 Thorium and micro-organisms |
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4 Thorium in lower plants |
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5 Thorium in higher plants |
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7 Accumulation of thorium in plants and possible application of the effect for remediation of contaminated soils and wastes |
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