Optimising heavy metal adsorbance by dried seaweeds

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 333-341

  Nigro, S A ^a   Stirk, W A ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOREMEDIATION; HEAVY METAL; SEAWEED;

ALGAE; ECKLONIA; ECKLONIA MAXIMA; LAMINARIA; LAMINARIA PALLIDA; LAMINARIALES;

EID: 0036760853     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30395-1     Document Type: Article

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