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Phytoremediation and phytosensing of chemical contaminant, toluene: identification of the required target genes.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Aug 2012
Gao Jian-Jie, Shen Xue-Fang, Peng Ri-He, Zhu Bo, Xu Jing, Han Hong-Juan, Yao Quan-Hong
Abstract excerpt
As an industrial chemical produced worldwide in high volumes, toluene is commonly detected in ambient air and water. It can combine with oxygen and form compounds that are harmful to humans. In recent years, phytoremediation has been increasingly applied to repair the environmental damage caused by pollutants. However, insufficient knowledge is available regarding the response of plants to toluene. To detect the...
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