The influence of nitrilotriacetate on heavy metal uptake of lettuce and ryegrass

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1699-1705

  Kulli, B ^a   Balmer, M ^b   Krebs, R ^c   Lothenbach, B ^d   Geiger, G ^a   Schulin, R ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c Dep of Environmental Protection   (Switzerland)

^d BMG Engineering Ltd   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHELATION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COPPER; CROPS; NITRIC ACID; PLANTS (BOTANY); REMEDIATION; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY; UREA; ZINC;

NITRILOTRIACETATE; SODIUM NITRATE;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

CADMIUM; CHELATING AGENT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID; UREA; ZINC;

ARTICLE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; POLLUTION CONTROL; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICOKINETICS;

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; TRIXIS;

EID: 0033395774     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800060002x     Document Type: Article

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