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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298399203321

Titolo

Environmental Pollution of Paddy Soils / / edited by Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi, Ajit Varma

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-93671-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 pages)

Collana

Soil Biology, , 1613-3382 ; ; 53

Disciplina

633.18

Soggetti

Microbiology

Botany

Biotechnology

Environmental geology

Microbial ecology

Forests and forestry

Plant Sciences

Geoecology/Natural Processes

Microbial Ecology

Forestry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The paddy field is a unique agro-ecosystem and provides services such as food, nutrient recycling and diverse habitats. However, chemical contamination of paddy soils has degraded the quality of this important ecosystem. This book provides an overview of our current understanding of paddy soil pollution, addressing topics such as the major types of pollutants in contaminated paddy soil ecosystems; factors affecting the fate of pollutants in paddy soil; biomonitoring approaches to assess the contaminated paddy soil; the impact of chemicals on soil microbial diversity; and climate change. It also covers arsenic and heavy metal pollution of paddy soils and their impact on rice quality. Further, new emerging contaminants such as antibiotics



and antibiotics resistance genes (ARGs) in paddy soil and their impact on environmental health are also discussed. The last chapters focus on the bioremediation approaches for the management of paddy soils.