Metallophyte and heavy metal tolerance of common fern species

• Main Authors: Abu Bakar, Ainaa Eliah, Othman, Rashidi, Mohd Hatta, Farah Ayuni
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 2024
• Subjects: BPC Science and Technology in Islam; GE Environmental Sciences; HT241 Urban ecology. Sustainable urban development; QH541.13 Ecology; SB Plant culture; TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; TP248.13 Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/114796/7/114796_Metallophyte%20and%20heavy%20metal.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/114796/; https://novapublishers.com/shop/new-insights-perspectives-and-strategies-in-phytotechnologies/; https://doi.org/10.52305/LPIK6032
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The toxic heavy metal pollution of soil and water is a major and global environmental concern as heavy metals can easily enter bio-geochemical cycles. As such, significant efforts should be made to mitigate or, at the very least, decrease their spread and destruction. Although increased human activi...