Phytoremediation of mercury- and methylmercury-polluted soils using genetically engineered plants

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 497-509

  Heaton, Andrew C P ^a   Rugh, Clayton L ^b   Wang, Nian Jie ^b   Meagher, Richard B ^b  

^a Institute of Ecology

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Contaminated soil; Mer genes; Phytosequestration; Phytovolatilization; Tobacco; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001014178     PISSN: 10588337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10588339891334384     Document Type: Article

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