Effects of arsenic and calcium on metal accumulation and translocation in Pteris vittata L.
砷、钙对蜈蚣草中金属元素吸收和转运的影响

Soil As contamination, which is dangerous to plants and human and may cause elevation of As concentrations in the surrounding waters, is a widespread and severe environmental problem both in China and in the world. Phytoremediation, which is an emerging plant-based technology for the removal of pollutants, have been successfully applied to remediate heavy metal contaminated soils. Pteris vittata L., an indicator plant for calcareous soils, is an As-hyperaccumulator newly discovered by Chen et al. in China. ...