Retention of pollutants by mangrove soil and the effects of pollutants on kandelia candel

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 755-764

  Chu, H Y ^a   Tam, N F Y ^a   Lam, S K S ^a   Wong, Y S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Kandelia candel; Nutrients; Simulated tide tank system; Synthetic wastewater

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; HEAVY METALS; METAL RECOVERY; NUTRIENTS; SEAWATER EFFECTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SOILS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TRACE ELEMENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

KANDELIA CANDEL; NUTRIENT SOURCES; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; RECOVERY PERIODS; SURFACE SOIL LAYERS; SYNTHETIC WASTE WATER; TANK SYSTEM; TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGENS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; NICKEL; NITROGEN; SEA WATER; ZINC;

HEAVY METAL; NUTRIENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WETLAND;

HEAVY METAL; MANGROVE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION EFFECT; RETENTION; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PLANT GROWTH; REDUCTION; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE WATER;

KANDELIA CANDEL;

EID: 0033924027     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2000.9618961     Document Type: Article

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