Sentence examples for metals were reduced from inspiring English sources

The study by two Finnish ecologists, reported in the journal Nature, showed that the birds' breeding success improved over seven years as emissions of heavy metals were reduced.

DTPA-extractable heavy metals were reduced significantly (P < 0.05) in all trials during the composting process.

The highly bioavailable water-soluble and DTPA-extractable forms of heavy metals were reduced favourably after the process.

The salt-exposed plants had significantly higher Ca2+ and Mg2+ concentrations as compared with the control only in the middle and top shoots, as these metals were reduced in the plants in response to salt exposure.

The bioavailability factor of all selected heavy metals was reduced significantly in zeolite 1 and 2 treatments in comparison with control and zeolite 3 treatments.

At circumneutral pH, this range extends from about −0.05 V vs. Ag/AgCl, above which Hg is oxidized, down to about −1.7 V, below which alkali metals are reduced [10].

Phytostabilization is a process in which mobility of heavy metals is reduced through the use of tolerant plants, whereas phytotransformation/phytodegradation is the process in which contaminants can be eliminated via phytodegradation or phytotransformation by plant enzymes or enzyme co-factors.

More commonly, a salt of the metal is reduced in the presence of the ligand.