The Engineered Phytoremediation of Ionic and Methylmercury Pollution

Meagher, Richard ; Marshburn, Sarah ; Heaton, Andrew ; Zimer, Anne Marie ; Rahman, Raoufa

University of Georgia (United States)

关键词: Transgenic Plants;    Pollution;    54 Environmental Sciences;    Methylmercury;    Mercury;   

DOI  :  10.2172/812002
RP-ID  :  DOE/ER/20257
RP-ID  :  FG07-96ER20257
RP-ID  :  812002

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Our current specific objectives are to use transgenic plants to control the chemical species, electrochemical state, and above ground binding of mercury to (a) prevent methylmercury from entering the food-chain, (b) remove mercury from polluted sites, and (c) hyperaccumulate mercury in above ground tissues for later harvest.