Global Environmental Biotechnology
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: November 30, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 610
ISBN-13: 9780792345152
Subjects: Pollution of land & crops; Pollution of rivers & water supplies; Technology & Industrial Arts; Waste Biodegradation; Technology; Science/Mathematics; Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical; Environmental Engineering & Technology; Environmental Science; Science / Environmental Science; Science-Environmental Science; Technology / Environmental; Technology-Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical; Bioremediation
First sentence: Various fungal species are able to accumulate high concentrations of trace elements (such as copper and zinc) beyond metabolic requirements as well as accumulate metals which are not associated with biological processes (including mercury, uranium and cadmium).