Phytoremediation of chromium from seawater using five different products from coconut husk

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-37

  Parimala, V ^a,b   Krishnani, K K ^a   Gupta, B P ^a   Jayanthi, M ^a   Abraham, M ^a  

^a ICAR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF BRACKISHWATER AQUACULTURE   (India)

^b II M S Office Building   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL WATERS; COCONUT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRUIT HUSK; INDIA; PHYTOREMEDIATION;

EID: 3142738682     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-004-0389-x     Document Type: Article

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