Heavy metal accumulation by plant species from a coal mining area in Orissa

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-166

  Deo, Bandita ^a  

^a Regional Plant Resource Centre India   (India)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Aluminium; Chromium; Coal; Copper; Heavy metal; Mine waste; Overburden

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON;

BIOACCUMULATION; COAL MINING; HEAVY METAL; MINE WASTE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL WASTE; COAL MINING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; HERB; INDIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; SOIL ANALYSIS; TREE; VEGETATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; ORISSA; SOUTH ASIA; TALCHER;

EID: 1842632519     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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