Removal of metal ions by nonliving water hyacinth roots

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-47

  Wang, G X ^a   Fuerstenau, M C ^b   Smith, R W ^b  

^a ARR MAZ Products   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Heavy metals; Pollution control; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242290240     PISSN: 07479182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03402855     Document Type: Article

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