Agromining: Farming for Metals

1. The Long Road to Developing Agromining/Phytomining
Rufus L. Chaney, Alan J. M. Baker, Jean Louis Morel

2. Agronomy of ‘Metal Crops’ Used in Agromining
Philip Nti Nkrumah, Rufus L. Chaney, Jean Louis Morel

3. Processing of Bio-ore to Products
Marie-Odile Simonnot, James Vaughan, Baptiste Laubie

4. Life Cycle Assessment and Ecosystem Services of Agromining
Marie-Noëlle Pons, Jérémy Rodrigues, Marie-Odile Simonnot

5. Global Distribution and Ecology of Hyperaccumulator Plants
Roger D. Reeves, Antony Ent, Alan J. M. Baker

6. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Trace Element Hyperaccumulation
Sylvain Merlot, Vanesa Sanchez Garcia de la Torre, Marc Hanikenne

7. Tools for the Discovery of Hyperaccumulator Plant Species and Understanding Their Ecophysiology
Vidiro Gei, Peter D. Erskine, Hugh H. Harris, Guillaume Echevarria, Jolanta Mesjasz-Przybyłowicz, Alban D. Barnabas, Wojciech J. Przybyłowicz, Peter M. Kopittke, Antony Ent

8. Genesis and Behaviour of Ultramafic Soils and Consequences for Nickel Biogeochemistry
Guillaume Echevarria

9. The Role of the Rhizosphere and Microbes Associated with Hyperaccumulator Plants in Metal Accumulation
Emile Benizri, Petra S. Kidd

10. Incorporating Hyperaccumulator Plants into Mine Rehabilitation in the Asia-Pacific Region
Peter D. Erskine, Gavin Lee, Bruno Fogliani, Laurent L’Huillier, Stéphane McCoy

11. Phytoextraction of Cadmium: Feasibility in Field Applications and Potential Use of Harvested Biomass
Thibault Sterckeman, Markus Puschenreiter

12. Element Case Studies: Nickel
Aida Bani, Guillaume Echevarria, Dolja Pavlova, Seit Shallari, Jean Louis Morel, Sulejman Sulçe

13. Element Case Studies: Cobalt and Copper
Michel-Pierre Faucon, Olivier Pourret, Bastien Lange

14. Element Case Studies: Selenium
Maria Clemencia Zambrano, Linxi Yuan, Xuebin Yin, Gary Bañuelos

15. Element Case Studies: Thallium and Noble Metals
Brett Robinson, Chris Anderson

16. Element Case Studies: Manganese
Chuan Wu, Shengguo Xue

17. Element Case Studies: Arsenic
Tongbin Chen, Mei Lei, Xiaoming Wan, Xiaoyong Zhou, Jun Yang, Guanghui Guo, Wen Cai

18. Element Case Studies: Cadmium and Zinc
Longhua Wu, Pengjie Hu, Zhu Li, Tong Zhou, Daoxu Zhong, Yongming Luo

19. Element Case Studies: Rare Earth Elements
Chang Liu, Ming Yuan, Wen-Shen Liu, Mei-Na Guo, Hermine Huot, Ye-Tao Tang, Baptiste Laubie, Marie-Odile Simonnot, Jean Louis Morel, Rong-Liang Qiu

20. Conclusions and Outlook for Agromining
Jean Louis Morel, Guillaume Echevarria, Antony Ent, Alan J. M. Baker

Keywords: Earth Sciences, Mineral Resources, Biogeosciences, Plant Biochemistry