Phytofiltration of arsenic from drinking water using arsenic- hyperaccumulating ferns

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 3412-3417

  Huang, Jianwei W ^a,c   Poynton, Charissa Y ^a   Kochian, Leon V ^b   Elless, Mark P ^a  

^a Edenspace Systems Corporation   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Lockeed Martin/REAC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CONTAMINATION; HEALTH RISKS; POTABLE WATER; WATER FILTRATION;

HYDROPHONIC TECHNIQUES; PHYTOFILTRATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER;

ABSORPTION; ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COST; FERN; FILTRATION; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; TECHNIQUE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ABSORPTION; ARSENIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FERNS; FILTRATION; PLANT ROOTS; SOLAR ENERGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

FILICOPHYTA; NEPHROLEPIS; NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA; PTERIS; PTERIS CRETICA; PTERIS VITTATA;

EID: 3042844289     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0351645     Document Type: Article

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