Identification of heavey metal accumulating plants and their use in reclamation of soil contaminated with heavey metals

Ecology, Environment and Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 249-251

  Nivethitha, P ^a   Thangavel, P ^a   Prince, S P M ^a   Subburam, W ^a   Subburam, V ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Decontamination; Heavy metals; Hyperaccumulator; Prosopis juliflora

Indexed keywords

HABITAT RESTORATION; HEAVY METAL; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

INDIA;

LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA;

EID: 0036953565     PISSN: 0971765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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