Effect of thioligands on plant-Hg accumulation and volatilisation from mercury-contaminated mine tailings

Plant and Soil

Volumn 275, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 233-246

  Moreno, Fabio N ^a   Anderson, Christopher W N ^a   Stewart, Robert B ^a   Robinson, Brett H ^b   Nomura, Roberto ^c   Ghomshei, Mory ^d   Meech, John A ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c VALE S A   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mercury; Mine tailings; Phytoextraction; Plant Hg accumulation; Thioligands; Volatilisation

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINE WASTE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; VOLATILIZATION;

ASIA; BRAZIL; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SOUTH AMERICA;

BRASSICA;

EID: 27944482999     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-005-1755-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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