Uptake and distribution of arsenic in Amaranthus blitoides growing on contaminated soils

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 11, Issue 9 A, 2002, Pages 589-593

  Del Río, Mercedes ^a   Font, Rafael ^a   Vélez, Dinoraz ^b   Almela, Concepción ^b   Montoro, Rosa ^b   De Haro, Antonio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amaranthus blitoides; Arsenic uptake; Aznalc llar; Biomass production; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT ROOT; SHOOT; SOIL POLLUTION;

AMARANTHUS BLITOIDES;

EID: 0036759727     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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