Assessing the potential of short rotation coppice (SRC) for cleanup of radionuclide-contaminated sites

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 279-293

  Dutton, M V ^a,c   Humphreys, P N ^b  

^a SELLAFIELD LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caesium; Phytoremediation; Populus; Salix; Strontium; Transfer factor (Tf)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPEN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WILLOW;

POPULUS; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; SALIX; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CAPRA HIRCUS; POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULA; SALIX; SALIX CAPREA;

EID: 28744433279     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16226510500327137     Document Type: Article

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