Pteris multifida Poir., a new arsenic hyperaccumulator: Characteristics and potential

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 388-396

  Du, Weibing ^a,c   Li, Zhi'an ^a,c   Zou, Bi ^a,c   Peng, Shaolin ^a,b  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Hyperaccumulator; Phytoremediation; Pteris multifida Poir

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PH EFFECTS; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

BIOCONCENTRATION; FERNS; HYPERACCUMULATORS; TRANSLOCATION FACTOR;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; PHOSPHORUS;

ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; HYPERACCUMULATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BRAKE FERN; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MINING; PH; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PTERIS MULTIFIDA; SOIL;

FILICOPHYTA; PTERIS MULTIFIDA;

EID: 21344457456     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2005.007601     Document Type: Article

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