Prospecting for hyperaccumulators of trace elements : a review

Specific plant species that can take up and accumulate abnormally high concentrations of elements in their aboveground tissues are referred to as "hyperaccumulators". The use of this term is justified in the case of enormous element-binding capacity of plants growing in their natural habitats and showing no toxicity symptoms. An increasing interest in the study of hyperaccumulators results from their potential applications in environmental biotechnology (phytoremediation, phytomining) and their emerging role in nanotechnology. The highest number of plant species with confirmed hyperaccumulative properties has been reported for hyperaccumulators of nickel, cadmium, zinc, manganese, arsenic and selenium. More limited data exist for plants accumulating other elements, including common pollutants (chromium, lead and boron) or elements of commercial value, such as copper, gold and rare earth elements. Different approaches have been used for the study of hyperaccumulators - geobotanical, chemical, biochemical and genetic. The chemical approach is the most important in screening for new hyperaccumulators. This article presents and critically reviews current trends in new hyperaccumulator research, emphasizing analytical methodology that is applied in identification of new hyperaccumulators of trace elements and its future perspectives.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

Critical reviews in biotechnology - 35(2015), 4 vom: 17., Seite 522-32

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Krzciuk, Karina [VerfasserIn]
Gałuszka, Agnieszka [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

00BH33GNGH
42Z2K6ZL8P
7OV03QG267
Arsenic
Cadmium
H6241UJ22B
Hyperaccumulator sample treatment
Hyperaccumulator sampling
Hyperaccumulators
J41CSQ7QDS
Journal Article
Manganese
N712M78A8G
Nickel
Plant sample analysis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Selenium
Trace Elements
Trace elements
Zinc

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Date Completed 07.09.2016

Date Revised 21.11.2015

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3109/07388551.2014.922525

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM239267540