title: [Potential role of arbuscular mycorrhiza in bioremediation of uranium contaminated environments].
abstract: With the increasing demand for new energy, nuclear industry has been developing very fast, and uranium (U) pollution becomes a serious environmental problem especially in the mining area. The discharge of U products and wastes can contaminate soil and water, and finally threaten human health. On the other side, as an environment-friendly biotechnology, the importance of mycorrhizal technology in remediation of polluted environments has received much attention in recent years. Following a brief introduction of the environmental impacts of U contamination, this review summarized the effects of arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) on U uptake and accumulation by plants based on recent research progresses, suggested possible application of AM fungi in remediation of U contaminated environment, and finally discussed about the perspectives in relevant research area.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China. bdchen@rcees.ac.cn
authors.forename: Bao-Dong
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Mei-Mei
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ren
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bai
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D038821:Mycorrhizae / Q000378:metabolism*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D014501:Uranium / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive; D014501:Uranium