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- Volume 25 (2014)
- Heavy metal induced...
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033-041
- Schlagwort(e)
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heavy metals, stress, signal transduction, gluthatione, phosphorylation, kinase, metal complexes
- Zusammenfsg.
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Increasing environmental pollution is a consequence of rapidly expanding population and elevated anthropogenic activities. The fastest growing industry nowadays with inappropriate management and improper disposal of toxic waste is causing serious damages not only to the environment but to its inhabitants as well. Enormous amounts of liquid and solid wastes are produced each day by industries and other practices like agriculture and human activities. These all result in the accumulation of toxic metals into soils ultimately incorporating into food chains causing serious problems in ecological system. Among different pollutants, heavy metals are the lethal ones with persistent nature. They are generated not only by different activities but also by the natural causes. Air, water and soil compartments are receiving an ever-increasing metal load due to diverse human related activities, which lead to serious human and environmental health risks. Soil contamination with heavy metals is important because it not only serves as a sink to every anthropogenic activity but also transfers hazardous metals to food chain.