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Environmental Xenobiotics and Its Effects on Natural Ecosystem

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Plant Responses to Xenobiotics

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Environmental contamination by xenobiotics is a worldwide phenomenon as a result of human activities resulting from rise in urbanization and population growth. There are numerous sources of xenobiotics ranging from pharmaceuticals to agriculture. Recently, the demand for pharmaceuticals versus population growth has placed the public at risk. In addition, the making of unlawful drugs has led to the discharge of harmful carcinogens into the water system. The release of these harmful pollutants results in numerous short- and long-term effects to the natural ecosystem. This review takes a look at the sources of xenobiotics, their fate in the ecosystem and means of action with possible prevention methods.

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The author Katheem Kiyasudeen acknowledges University Sains Malaysia (USM) for funding and research facilities via RUI grant (Grant Number: 1001/PTEKIND/811254) and USM fellowship-2015 award for academic support’.

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    Asha Embrandiri, S. Katheem Kiyasudeen, Parveen Fatemeh Rupani & Mahammad Hakimi Ibrahim

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  1. Ranjan Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Embrandiri, A., Kiyasudeen, S.K., Rupani, P.F., Ibrahim, M.H. (2016). Environmental Xenobiotics and Its Effects on Natural Ecosystem. In: Singh, A., Prasad, S., Singh, R. (eds) Plant Responses to Xenobiotics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2860-1_1

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