Risk Implications of Heavy Metal Contamination in Agricultural Soil and Crop Productivity

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Author(s): Archana (M. J. P. Rohilkhand University, India)and Ajai Kumar Jaitly (M. J. P. Rohilkhand University, India)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 21
Source title: Green Production Strategies for Sustainability
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Sang-Bing (Jason) Tsai (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (Zhongshan Institute), China & Civil Aviation University of China, China), Bin Liu (Shanghai Maritime University, China)and Yongian Li (Nankai University, China)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3537-9.ch013

Keywords: Business & Management / Business Process Management / Environmental Science and Technologies / Information Science Reference

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Heavy metals especially lead, nickel, cadmium, copper, cobalt, chromium and mercury are more toxic and chief contaminants of the environment. Agricultural soils in many parts of the world are slightly to moderately polluted with heavy metals due to increase in geologic and anthropogenic activities (use of phosphate fertilizers, sewage sludge application, dust from smelters, industrial waste). Plants growing on these contaminated soils showed toxicity symptoms that results in reduce growth and activity which declined the productivity and posing threats to agro-ecosystems. They put plants under stress and affect their physiology. In this chapter, we have summarized the effects of heavy metals on plants including both symptoms and productivity.

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