Use of crops for in situ phytoremediation of polluted soils following a toxic flood from a mine spill

Plant and Soil

Volumn 256, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 253-264

  Soriano, María Auxiliadora ^a   Fereres, Elías ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crops; Heavy metals; Metal uptake; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; HEAVY METAL; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA CARINATA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; TRITICOSECALE;

EID: 0345015879     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026155423727     Document Type: Article

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