Parameters for removal of toxic heavy metals by water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 779-786

  Wang, T C ^a   Weissman, J C ^b   Ramesh, G ^a   Varadarajan, R ^b   Benemann, J R ^c  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Microbial Products Inc   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; CHELATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTAMINATION; EVAPORATION; ION EXCHANGE; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; WATER POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; CADMIUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; NICKEL; PLANTS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SEAWATER; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

HALORAGACEAE; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM; ACHILLEA; MYRIOPHYLLUM;

EUROSION WATERMILFOIL; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; HEAVY METALS; PH;

EID: 0029657651     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900257     Document Type: Article

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