TY - JOUR
T1 - Phytoremediation of metal-polluted soils by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
AU - Meier, Sebastián
AU - Borie, Fernando
AU - Bolan, Nanthi
AU - Cornejo, Pablo
PY - 2012/4/1
Y1 - 2012/4/1
N2 - Human activities generate wastes, some of which contain large amounts of heavy metals/metalloids that could enter natural ecosystems and alter the activities and functioning of soil micro-and macroorganisms. Microorganisms can adapt/resist to metal stress, and some of them are able to promote the plants establishment and therefore the phytoremediation process. In this context, the use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), and their role in phytoremediation, has emerged as a new and interesting choice. In addition to AMF's well-known contribution to plant nutrient acquisition and growth, these fungi develop diverse mechanisms that encourage plants to grow in soils with high toxic metals concentrations. The authors are concerned about the AMF metal tolerance mechanisms and its role in the promotion of in phytoremediation processes.
AB - Human activities generate wastes, some of which contain large amounts of heavy metals/metalloids that could enter natural ecosystems and alter the activities and functioning of soil micro-and macroorganisms. Microorganisms can adapt/resist to metal stress, and some of them are able to promote the plants establishment and therefore the phytoremediation process. In this context, the use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), and their role in phytoremediation, has emerged as a new and interesting choice. In addition to AMF's well-known contribution to plant nutrient acquisition and growth, these fungi develop diverse mechanisms that encourage plants to grow in soils with high toxic metals concentrations. The authors are concerned about the AMF metal tolerance mechanisms and its role in the promotion of in phytoremediation processes.
KW - arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
KW - heavy metals
KW - metal tolerance mechanisms
KW - phytoextraction
KW - phytostabilization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84856860544&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10643389.2010.528518
DO - 10.1080/10643389.2010.528518
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84856860544
SN - 1064-3389
VL - 42
SP - 741
EP - 775
JO - Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
JF - Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
IS - 7
ER -