New strategies for reducing the concentrations of arsenic and cadmium in crop plants

这项研究旨在降低农作物中镉和砷的浓度，这两种元素在人体内积累，可能会产生一系列有毒影响。这一结果将对改善澳大利亚的健康状况产生广泛的影响，但预计将对亚洲部分地区的人口产生更大的影响，这些地区的土壤和水受到这些元素的污染最严重。该项目将培养两名初级科学家，并加强与中国的科学联系。

The research is directed at reducing the concentrations in crops of cadmium and arsenic, two elements that accumulate in humans and can have a range of toxic effects. The results will have widespread implications for improving health in Australia, but are expected to have an even greater impact on populations in parts of Asia where contamination of soil and water by these elements is most severe. The project will train two junior scientists and foster scientific links with China.