Phytoremediation in the tropics - Influence of heavy crude oil on root morphological characteristics of graminoids

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 86-91

  Merkl, Nicole ^a,b   Schultze Kraft, Rainer ^a   Infante, Carmen ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Petroleum hydrocarbons; Phytoremediation; Phytotoxicity; Root structure

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; HYDROCARBONS; MORPHOLOGY; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SPECIFIC ROOT LENGTH (SRL);

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

CRUDE OIL; GRASS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; BRACHIARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPERUS; ELEUSINE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TROPICS;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BRACHIARIA; CYPERUS; ELEUSINE; PETROLEUM; PLANT ROOTS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

CYPERUS AGGREGATUS; ELEUSINE INDICA; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA;

EID: 22044457885     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.02.023     Document Type: Article

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