Comparison of NTA and elemental sulfur as potential soil amendments in phytoremediation

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 655-672

  Wenger, K ^a,b   Kayser, A ^b   Gupta, S K ^a   Furrer, G ^b   Schulin, R ^b  

^a Swiss Federal Dairy Research Station   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Heavy metals; Metal solubilization; Nicotiana tabacum; Phytoremediation; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METALS; ORGANIC ACIDS; SOILS;

METAL SOLUBILIZATION; SOIL AMENDMENTS; ZEA MAYS;

SULFUR;

NICOTIANA TABACUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 27844435607     PISSN: 10588337     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20025891107023     Document Type: Article

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