Laboratory study on the survival of water hyacinth under several conditions of heavy metal concentrations

Advances in Environmental Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 321-334

  Soltan, M E ^a   Rashed, M N ^a  

^a ASWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Heavy metals; Water hyacinth

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; HEAVY METALS; MIXTURES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

DECONTAMINATOR;

WATER POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; OXYGEN; RIVER WATER; ZINC;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EICHHORNIA; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PH; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; HYACINTHUS;

EID: 0037263767     PISSN: 10930191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1093-0191(02)00002-3     Document Type: Article

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