Greenhouse studies on the phyto-extraction capacity of Cynodon nlemfuensis for lead and cadmium under irrigation with treated wastewater

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 28, Issue 20-27, 2003, Pages 859-867

  Madyiwa, S ^a   Chimbari, M J ^b   Schutte, C F ^a   Nyamangara, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b University Lake Kariba Research Station   (Zimbabwe)

^c Chemistry and Soil Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Cynodon nlemfuensis; Pb and Cd phyto extraction capacity; Repeated sewage effluent and sludge; Sandy soil

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION; LEAD; SOILS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

PHYTOEXTRACTION CAPACITY;

CADMIUM;

FERTILIZER; HEAVY METAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0141871948     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2003.08.029     Document Type: Article

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