Soil manganese enrichment from industrial inputs: a gastropod perspective.

Manganese is one of the most abundant metal in natural environments and serves as an essential microelement for all living systems. However, the enrichment of soil with manganese resulting from industrial inputs may threaten terrestrial ecosystems. Several studies have demonstrated harmful effects o...

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Main Authors: Despina-Maria Bordean, Dragos V Nica, Monica Harmanescu, Ionut Banatean-Dunea, Iosif I Gergen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3891830?pdf=render