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Effect of Heavy Metal Pollution on Plants

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In many parts of the world Zn deficiency is a common phenomenon, often occurring in economically important crops. At the other end of the scale many of man’s activities are increasing Zn levels in the environment, often to toxic levels. Whether the problem is deficiency or toxicity there is a need for knowledge to describe how Zn exists in the soil, enters and is transported within the plant, and the role it plays in the biochemistry and physiology of the plant.

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Collins, J.C. (1981). Zinc. In: Lepp, N.W. (eds) Effect of Heavy Metal Pollution on Plants. Pollution Monitoring Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7339-1_5

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