Phytoremediation of explosives

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 511-538

  Hannink, Nerissa K ^a   Rosser, Susan J ^a   Bruce, Neil C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HMX (octahydro 1,3,5,7 tetranitro 1,3,5,7 tetrazocine, High Melting Explosive); Nitroglycerin; Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN); Plants 2,4,6 trinitrotoluene (TNT); RDX (hexahydro 1,3,5 trinitro 1,3,5 triazine; Royal Demolition Explosive)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036029652     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735-260291044340     Document Type: Review

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