TY - JOUR N2 - Heavy metal pollution of soil is a significant environmental problem and has a negative impact on human health and agriculture. Phytoremediation can be an alternative environmental treatment technology, using the natural ability of plants to take up and accumulate pollutants or transform them. Proper development of plants in contaminated areas (e.g. heavy metals) requires them to generate the appropriate protective mechanisms against the toxic effects of these pollutants. This paper presents an overview of the physiological mechanisms of stress avoidance and tolerance by plants used in phytoremediation of heavy metals. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/86119/PDF/10265-Volume41-Issue4_paper_12.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/86119 PY - 2015 IS - No 4 DO - 10.1515/aep-2015-0045 KW - phytoremediation KW - soil KW - heavy metals KW - stress avoidance KW - stress tolerance A1 - MaƂachowska-Jutsz, Anna A1 - Gnida, Anna PB - Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 41 DA - 2015[2015.01.01 AD - 2015.12.31 AD] T1 - Mechanisms of stress avoidance and tolerance by plants used in phytoremediation of heavy metals UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/86119 T2 - Archives of Environmental Protection ER -