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Effect of Heavy Metal Pollution on Plants

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Abstract

There is considerable information published concerning the environmental effects of some of the toxic metals, for example, cadmium, mercury and lead, where their potency has been demonstrated to cause environmental problems. However, there is a growing need to extend our knowledge to encompass the other elements in the Periodic Table which may exhibit an unrecognized toxicity to living organisms. Any element that is biochemically active may be potentially hazardous to crops, livestock, wildlife and man himself. Many factors determine the risk potential of a particular element, whether it is bioaccumulative, mobile, persistent or continually released into the environment. For these reasons it is necessary to provide basic information about the nature of other elements so that adverse effects can be anticipated before they occur.

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