“…The accumulation of elements by plants has attracted the attention of botanists for some time and, coupled with interest in the potential use in indicating the presence of ore-deposits, has stimulated a number of reviews, e.g. Bowen, 1966Bowen, , 1979Lounamaa, 1956;Chapman, 1966;Cannon, 1960a;Connor and Shacklette, 1975;Shacklette, 1965bShacklette, , 1972Erdman et al, 1976a and b;Chukhrov et al, 1979). Selected examples of concentrations of metals found in species used or proposed as suitable for biogeochemical prospecting are shown in Table 2.3.…”