Phytoremediation: A novel strategy for the removal of toxic metals from the environment using plants

Bio/Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 468-474

  Salt, David E ^a   Blaylock, Michael ^a   Kumar, Nanda P B A ^a   Dushenkov, Viatcheslav ^a   Ensley, Burt D ^b   Chet, Ilan ^a   Raskin, Ilya ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Phytotech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ABSORPTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; CLEANING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; PLANT; PRECIPITATION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; REVIEW; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT; TECHNOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; METALS, HEAVY; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0029007917     PISSN: 0733222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0595-468     Document Type: Article

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