Soil protection and remediation by chemical and biological approaches

Project (past)

Project dates01 Apr 1999 to end of 31 Mar 2008
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project number4174
DepartmentAgriculture and the Environment (AEN) Division
Soil Science (SSC)
Research fish codeBBS/E/C/00004174
Grant IDBBS/E/C/00004174

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Soil pollution and contamination

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
McGrath, S. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2007. Soil pollution and contamination. Dazzi, C. (ed.) Changing Soils in a Changing World: the Soils of Tomorrow. Abstracts 5th International Congress of the European Society for Soil Conservation, Palermo, 25-30 June 2007 . pp. 301-302

Soil protection and remediation

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
McGrath, S. P. 2003. Soil protection and remediation. Abstracts SEESOIL Winter Meeting on Soil Health and Quality, Harpenden, 18 December 2003 .

Soil solid-phase controls lead activity in soil solution

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Badawy, S. H., Helal, M. I. D., Chaudri, A. M., Lawlor, K. and McGrath, S. P. 2002. Soil solid-phase controls lead activity in soil solution. Journal of Environmental Quality. 31, pp. 162-167.

Spatial imaging, speciation, and quantification of selenium in the hyperaccumulator plants Astragalus bisulcatus and Stanleya pinnata

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Freeman, J. L., Zhang, L. H., Marcus, M. A., Fakra, S., McGrath, S. P. and Pilon-Smits, E. A. H. 2006. Spatial imaging, speciation, and quantification of selenium in the hyperaccumulator plants Astragalus bisulcatus and Stanleya pinnata. Plant Physiology. 142, pp. 124-134. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.106.081158

Speciation and solubility of Cu, Ni and Pb in contaminated soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tye, A. M., Young, S., Crout, N. M. J., Zhang, H., Preston, S., Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 2004. Speciation and solubility of Cu, Ni and Pb in contaminated soils. European Journal of Soil Science. 55 (3), pp. 579-590. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2004.00627.x

Strategies for increasing the selenium content of wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hawkesford, M. J. and Zhao, F-J. 2007. Strategies for increasing the selenium content of wheat. Journal of Cereal Science. 46 (3), pp. 282-292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2007.02.006

Subcellular localisation of Cd and Zn in the leaves of a Cd-hyperaccumulating ecotype of Thlaspi caerulescens

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ma, J. F., Ueno, D., Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 2005. Subcellular localisation of Cd and Zn in the leaves of a Cd-hyperaccumulating ecotype of Thlaspi caerulescens. Planta. 220, pp. 731-736.

Survival and plasmid stability of rhizobia introduced into a contaminated soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Castro, I. V., Ferreira, E. M. and McGrath, S. P. 2003. Survival and plasmid stability of rhizobia introduced into a contaminated soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 35, pp. 49-54.

Synthesis of low molecular weight thiols in response to Cd exposure in Thlaspi caerulescens

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hernandez-Allica, J., Garbisu, C., Becerril, J. M., Barrutia, O., Garcia-Plazaola, J. I., Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 2006. Synthesis of low molecular weight thiols in response to Cd exposure in Thlaspi caerulescens. Plant, Cell and Environment. 29 (7), pp. 1422-1429. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.2006.01525.x

Temporal and spatial prediction of radiocaesium transfer to food products

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gillett, A. G., Crout, N. M. J., Absalom, J. P., Wright, S. M., Young, S. D., Howard, B. J., Barnett, C. L., McGrath, S. P., Beresford, N. A. and Voigt, G. 2001. Temporal and spatial prediction of radiocaesium transfer to food products. Radiation And Environmental Biophysics. 40 (3), pp. 227-235. https://doi.org/10.1007/s004110100107

The nutriome - a genomic scale screen of cell-type specific activation tagged plants for altered accumulation of nutrients and toxic elements

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Hannink, N., Safwat, G., Skrumsager Moller, I., Plett, D., Johnson, A., Coates, J., Roy, S., Abakumova, I., Jha, D., Day, J., Gibson, S., McGrath, S. P., Hibberd, J., Guiderdoni, E., Haseloff, J., Leigh, R. and Tester, M. 2005. The nutriome - a genomic scale screen of cell-type specific activation tagged plants for altered accumulation of nutrients and toxic elements. Li, C. J. (ed.) Plant Nutrition for Food Security, Human Health and Environmental Protection. Proceedings 15th International Plant Nutrition Colloquium, Beijing, 14-19 September 2005 . Tsinghua University Press, Beijing. pp. 74-75

The relationship between topsoil and stream sediment heavy metal concentrations and acidification

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hall, J. R., Reynolds, B., Sparks, T., Colgan, A., Thornton, I. and McGrath, S. P. 2001. The relationship between topsoil and stream sediment heavy metal concentrations and acidification. Water Air And Soil Pollution. 130, pp. 1067-1072. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013986529633

The role of phytochelatins in arsenic tolerance in the hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhao, F-J., Wang, J. R., Barker, J. H. A., Schat, H., Bleeker, P. M. and McGrath, S. P. 2003. The role of phytochelatins in arsenic tolerance in the hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata. New Phytologist. 159 (2), pp. 403-410. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00784.x

The value of microbial parameters as indicators of soil pollution by heavy metals

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Brookes, P. C. 2001. The value of microbial parameters as indicators of soil pollution by heavy metals. COST Action 831 - Joint Meeting of Working Groups Biotechnology of Soil Monitoring, Conservation and Remediation Round Table: Defining Soil Quality, Rome, 10-11 December 1998 . pp. 258-259

Time trends of atmospheric PBDEs inferred from archived U.K. herbage

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hassanin, A., Johnston, A. E., Thomas, G. O. and Jones, K. C. 2005. Time trends of atmospheric PBDEs inferred from archived U.K. herbage. Environmental Science & Technology. 39, pp. 2436-2441.

Tolerance and accumulation of zinc and cadmium in two ecotypes of Thlaspi caerulescens

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Ueno, D., Zhao, F-J., McGrath, S. P. and Ma, J. F. 2005. Tolerance and accumulation of zinc and cadmium in two ecotypes of Thlaspi caerulescens. Li, C. J. (ed.) Plant Nutrition for Food Security, Human Health and Environmental Protection. Proceedings 15th International Plant Nutrition Colloquium, Beijing, 14-19 September 2005 . Tsinghua University Press, Beijing. pp. 660-661

Toxicity and bioavailability of metals to plants

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Zhao, F-J., Rooney, C., McGrath, S. P., Song, J. and Zhang, H. 2005. Toxicity and bioavailability of metals to plants. Proceedings 8th International Conference on the Bioavailability of Trace Elements, Adelaide, 3-7 April 2005 .

Trace elements in UK wheat: from selenium deficiency to heavy metal contamination by cadmium and lead

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Adams, M. L., Zhao, F-J., McGrath, S. P., Nicholson, F. A. and Sinclair, A. H. 2001. Trace elements in UK wheat: from selenium deficiency to heavy metal contamination by cadmium and lead. Aspects of Applied Biology. 64, pp. 209-216.

Trace metal leaching through a soil-grassland system after sewage sludge application

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Keller, C., McGrath, S. P. and Dunham, S. J. 2002. Trace metal leaching through a soil-grassland system after sewage sludge application. Journal of Environmental Quality. 31, pp. 1550-1560.

Translocation of Cd and Zn from roots to shoots in different populations of the hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Xing, J. P., Jiang, R. F., Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 2007. Translocation of Cd and Zn from roots to shoots in different populations of the hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens. Lepp, N., Naidu, R. and Zhu, Y. (ed.) Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements: Environmental Protection, Remediation and Human Health. Proceedings 9th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements in the Environment, Beijing, 15-19 July 2007 . Tsinghua University Press, Beijing. pp. 746-747

Uptake and distribution of nickel and other metals in the hyperaccumulator Berkheya coddii

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Robinson, B. H., Lombi, E., Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 2003. Uptake and distribution of nickel and other metals in the hyperaccumulator Berkheya coddii. New Phytologist. 158 (2), pp. 279-285. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00743.x

Uptake of metals by plants sharing a rhizosphere with the hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gove, B., Hutchinson, J. J., Young, S. D., Craigon, J. and McGrath, S. P. 2002. Uptake of metals by plants sharing a rhizosphere with the hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens. International Journal Of Phytoremediation. 4, pp. 267-281.

Use of plants to manage sites contaminated with metals

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Whiting, S. N., Reeves, R. D., Richards, D. G., Johnson, M. S., Cooke, J. A., Malaisse, F., Paton, A., Smith, J. A. C., Angle, J. S., Chaney, R. L., Ginocchio, R., Jaffre, T., Johns, B., Mcintyre, T., Purvis, O. W., Salt, D. E., Schat, H., Zhao, F-J. and Baker, A. J. M. 2005. Use of plants to manage sites contaminated with metals. in: Broadley, M. R. and White, P. J. (ed.) Plant nutritional genomics Blackwell Publishing Oxford. pp. 287-315

Use of soil amendments to restore a vegetative cover on zinc and lead mine tailings

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Brown, S., Christiansen, B., McGrath, S. P., Lombi, E., Mclaughlin, M. and Vangronsveld, J. 2001. Use of soil amendments to restore a vegetative cover on zinc and lead mine tailings. Proceedings 6th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, Guelph, 29 July-2 August 2001 . pp. 43

Variation in root-to-shoot translocation of cadmium and zinc among different accessions of the hyperaccumulators Thlaspi caerulescens and Thlaspi praecox

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xing, J. P., Jiang, R. F., Ueno, D., Ma, J. F., Schat, H., McGrath, S. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2008. Variation in root-to-shoot translocation of cadmium and zinc among different accessions of the hyperaccumulators Thlaspi caerulescens and Thlaspi praecox. New Phytologist. 178 (2), pp. 315-325. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02376.x

Variation in the root to shoot translocation of Cd and Zn among populations of Thlaspi caerulescens

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Zhao, F-J., Xing, J. P. and McGrath, S. P. 2006. Variation in the root to shoot translocation of Cd and Zn among populations of Thlaspi caerulescens. Abstracts COST Action 859 Working Group 1 1st Scientific Meeting on Root to Shoot Translocation of Pollutants and Nutrients, Santiago de Compostela, 22-24 June 2006 . pp. 24

What's new about cadmium hyperaccumulation?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
McGrath, S. P., Lombi, E. and Zhao, F-J. 2001. What's new about cadmium hyperaccumulation? New Phytologist. 149 (1), pp. 2-3. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1469-8137.2001.00024.x

Zinc accumulation by Thlaspi caerulescens from soils with different Zn availability: a pot study

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Whiting, S. N., Leake, J. R., McGrath, S. P. and Baker, A. J. M. 2001. Zinc accumulation by Thlaspi caerulescens from soils with different Zn availability: a pot study. Plant and Soil. 236 (1), pp. 11-18. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011950210261

Zinc tolerance and accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Donnelly, S. J., Broadley, M. R., Black, C. R., Young, S. D. and Pyke, K. A. 2004. Zinc tolerance and accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana. McGrath, S. P., Vanek, T., Marschner, B., Zhao, F-J., Luo, Y. M., Newman, L., Edelman, T. and Japenga, J. (ed.) Proceedings 2nd International Conference on Soil Pollution and Remediation (SoilRem), Nanjing, 9-12 November 2004 . pp. 186-193