https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29623 Zn (37.3%) > Cu (15.4%) > Pb (1.7%) and is consistent to earlier findings. There was no significant correlation between litter samples and concentration of metals in worm tissue. However, the bioavailability percent for copper in all samples are dominant except for Acacia pycnantha leaf litter being the lowest 90.9%. Earthworm reproduction test revealed that even with a high copper concentration in all samples, Eucalyptus camaldulensis litter produced the highest juvenile count (160%). Evidently, earthworms are seen to reproduce well even in contaminated litter irrespective of level of metal content. Our findings suggest that there are various risks associated with metal transfer and pollution through plant and animal litter in ecosystem and should be appropriately managed.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:32:13 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29802 Atriplex nummularia, Atriplex semibaccata, Salsola kali, Phragmites australis and Medicago sativa, representing the taxonomic orders Caryophyllales, Poales and Fabales are evaluated in terms of phytoremediation in this review. Phytoremediation processes, microbial and algal bioremediation, the use and implication of tissue culture and biotechnology are critically examined. Overall, an integration of available remediation plant-based technologies, referred to here as ‘integrated remediation technology,’ is proposed to be one of the possible ways ahead to effectively address problems of toxic heavy metal pollution.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:30:34 AEDT ]]>