Cadmium, copper, and lead in two species of Artemisia (compositae) in Southern Manitoba, Canada

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 644-648

  Pip, E ^a   Mesa, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CANADA; FLOWER; HEAVY METAL POISONING; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT;

ARTEMISIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MANITOBA; METALS, HEAVY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ARTEMISIA; ASTERACEAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036866401     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-002-0109-3     Document Type: Article

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