Evaluation of prairie grass species as bioindicators of halogenated aromatics in soil

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 521-527

  Siciliano, Steven D ^a   Germida, James J ^a   Headley, John V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

2 Chlorobenzoic acid; Allelopathy; Bioindicator; Bioremediation; Prairie grasses

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR 1260; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHLOROBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; GERMINATION; GRASS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGROPYRON; ELYMUS TRACHYCAULUS; ELYMUS TRACHYCAULUS TRACHYCAULUS; POA COMPRESSA; POACEAE;

EID: 0030891935     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<0521:EOPGSA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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