Accumulation and retention of lead by cattail (Typha domingensis), hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata), and duckweed (Lemna obscura)

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1399-1408

  Gallardo Williams, Maria T ^a   Whalen, Valerie A ^b   Benson, Robert F ^c   Martin, Dean F ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lead contamination; Metal uptake; Phytoaccumulation; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

LEAD; LEAD ACID BATTERIES; SEDIMENTS; WATER; WETLANDS;

HYDROPONIC MEDIA;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

LEAD;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BATTERY INDUSTRY; BIOMASS; CATTAIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCKWEED; HYDRILLA; HYDROPONICS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WETLAND;

ARACEAE; BIOMASS; FLORIDA; FRESH WATER; HYDROCHARITACEAE; KINETICS; LEAD; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TYPHACEAE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA; LEMNA; LEMNA OBSCURA; TYPHA; TYPHA DOMINGENSIS;

EID: 0036379539     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-120013265     Document Type: Article

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