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Pollution risk from Pb towards vegetation growing in and around shooting ranges – a review

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dc.contributor.author Dinake, Pogisego
dc.contributor.author Mokgosi, Serwalo Mercy
dc.contributor.author Kelebemang, Rosemary
dc.contributor.author Kereeditse, Tsotlhe Trinity
dc.contributor.author Motswetla, Obakeng
dc.date.accessioned 2021-09-01T14:31:07Z
dc.date.available 2021-09-01T14:31:07Z
dc.date.issued 2021-05-05
dc.identifier.citation Dinake, P. et al. (2021) Pollution risk from Pb towards vegetation growing in and around shooting ranges – a review. Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability, 33(1), 88-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/26395940.2021.1920467. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 26395940
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.biust.ac.bw/handle/123456789/333
dc.description.abstract Commissioned and de-commissioned shooting ranges continue to pose an environmental and human health risk due to the accumulation of toxic Pb emanating from spent munitions. The phytotoxic effects of Pb accumulation in plants include inhibition of root growth and lowering of plant metabolism. The uptake of Pb by plants is directly affected by factors such as plant species and physicochemical properties of the soil. However, scientists and researchers have leveraged on the ability of some plant species to accumulate and tolerate Pb toxicity and applied them in the control and management of Pb pollution of shooting range soils. This technique is called phytoremediation. The objectives of this review are: (i) to assess the prevalence of toxic Pb metal in plant species growing in and nearby shooting ranges, (ii) to establish the soil-plant mechanistic pathway for Pb (iii) discuss the effectiveness of phytor-emediation technology towards shooting range soil amendment. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Botswana International University of Science and Technology Palapye and National Environmental Laboratory Gaborone en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Taylor and Francis Group en_US
dc.subject Lead en_US
dc.subject shooting ranges en_US
dc.subject phytoremediation en_US
dc.subject phytotoxicity en_US
dc.subject soil pollution en_US
dc.title Pollution risk from Pb towards vegetation growing in and around shooting ranges – a review en_US
dc.description.level phd en_US
dc.description.accessibility unrestricted en_US
dc.description.department cfs en_US


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