Concentrations of arsenic and heavy metals in vegetation at two abandoned mine tailings in South Korea

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-119

  Chang, Peichun ^a   Kim, Ju Yong ^a   Kim, Kyoung Woong ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Heavy metal; Mine; Phytoremediation; Plant; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; GOLD; HEAVY METAL; LEAD;

ARSENIC; MINE WASTE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; KOREA; METABOLISM; MINING; PLANT; POLLUTANT;

AGRICULTURE; ARSENIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GOLD; KOREA; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; PLANTS;

POPULUS; POPULUS DAVIDIANA; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM;

EID: 22344454003     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-005-0130-7     Document Type: Article

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