A review on phytoremediation of heavy metals and utilization of its byproducts

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-18

  Ghosh, M ^a   Singh, S P ^a  

^a DEVI AHILYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Excluder species; Heavy metals; Hyperaccumulator; Indicator; Phytoextraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844606394     PISSN: 15891623     EISSN: 17850037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15666/aeer/0301_001018     Document Type: Review

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