This book relates the ways that lead enters the biosphere, and reports on its environmental impact. The contributing writers are international experts who describe methods for assessing and characterizing the ecological risk of lead contamination of soil and plants, as well as the consequences for human health. The book reports that approximately 98% of stable lead in the atmosphere originates from human activities. In addition to covering the effects of lead on plants and environment, Lead in Plants and the Environment reports on methods for detecting, measuring and assessing the concentration of lead in plants. The authors describe a method used for the measurement of 210Pb isotope in plants. This has potential tool for extensive application in different environmental settings, not only as a way of revealing sources of lead, but also of monitoring lead transportation in plants, and animals that ingest them. Among the topics that receive chapter-length coverage are: · Lead bioavailability in the environment, its exposure and effects · Radioanalytical methods for detecting and identifying trace concentrations of lead in the environment · Lead contamination and its dynamics in soil plant systems · Lead pollution monitoring and remediation through terrestrial plants in mesocosm constructed wetlands · A review of phytoremediation of lead Lead in Plants and the Environment benefits students, academics, researchers, and environmental professionals doing field work on lead contamination throughout the world.