Streptomyces pactum assisted phytoremediation in Zn/Pb smelter ...
The total Zn, Pb, Cd and Cu contents in FC soil were 6625, 204.4, 117.7 and 51.1 mg kg −1, respectively. The higher Zn, Pb and Cd contents are attributed to the Zn/Pb smelting and mining activities in this area. Apart from the other PTEs, the production of recoverable Pb from mining operations in 2014 reached 2950 thousand metric tons in China 18.