Accumulation of cadmium, lead and strontium, and a role of calcium oxalate in water hyacinth tolerance

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 411-417

  Mazen, A M A ^a,b   El Maghraby, O M O ^a  

^a SOHAG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Ca oxalate crystals; Eichhornia crassipes; Heavy metals; Pollution

Indexed keywords

EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES;

EID: 0031544493     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1001174132428     Document Type: Article

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