introduction heavy metals are the most toxic pollutants in aquatic ecosystems. this contamination can result from the release of heavy metal elements during alteration and weathering of ultramafic and mafic rocks (ophiolite zones). among the important metals and pollutants in the ophiolite; chromium, cobalt, nickel, iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc and copper could be noted. basically, a mass o...

Nuclear ribosomal DNA (ITS and ETS) sequences from 39 native Californian (USA) Allium species and congeners were combined with 154 ITS sequences available on GenBank to develop a global Allium phylogeny with the simultaneous goals of investigating the evolutionary history (monophyly) of Allium in the Californian center of diversity and exploring patterns of adaptation to serpentine soils. Phylo...

Metal hyperaccumulator plants like Alyssum murale have a remarkable ability to hyperaccumulate Ni from soils containing mostly insoluble Ni. We have shown some rhizobacteria increase the phytoavailability of Ni in soils, thus enhancing Ni accumulation by A. murale. Nine bacterial strains, originally isolated from the rhizosphere of A. murale grown in serpentine Ni-rich soil, were examined for t...

This work aims to characterize serpentine soils in Bulgaria and examine the biogeochemistry of pedogenic Ni its relation available forms. Soils were collected from Eastern Southern Rhodopes (Bulgaria). The chemical composition is similar Balkan Peninsula characterized by high contents (919.9–2397.2 mg.kg–1). had a neutral slightly alkaline reaction (pH 6.4 7.6) medium organic matter content. Of...