Bioaccumulation of lead (Pb) and its effects in plants: A review

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials letters Vol. 3; p. 100064
• Main Authors: Collin, Samuel, Baskar, Amritha, Geevarghese, Deepthi Mariam, Ali, Mohamed Niyaz Vellala Syed, Bahubali, Praveena, Choudhary, Rajan, Lvov, Vladislav, Tovar, Gabriel Ibrahin, Senatov, Fedor, Koppala, Sivasankar, Swamiappan, Sasikumar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Bioconcentration; Heavy metal toxicity; Heavy metals; Lead bioavailability; Lead uptake; Lead bioavailability; Heavy metals; Heavy metal toxicity; Bioconcentration; Lead uptake

Heavy metals (HM) toxicity is becoming a major threat to living organisms in recent years due to the increase in population and anthropogenic activities. Lead (Pb) shares about 10% of total pollution produced by heavy metals. The uptake of lead by the primary producers (plants) is found to affect th...