Phytoremediation, Part I: Fundamental basis for the use of plants in remediation of organic and metal contamination

Environmental Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 77-87

  Dzantor, E Kudjo ^a   Beauchamp, Robert G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLEANUP; CONTAMINATED LAND; PHYTOREMEDIATION;

EID: 24644439958     PISSN: 14660466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1466046602021087     Document Type: Review

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