Phytoextraction and phytofiltration of arsenic

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-56

  Rozas, M A ^a   Alkorta, I ^b   Garbisu, Carlos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b CSIC UPV Unidad de Biofisica UBF   (Spain)

^c NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contamination; Hyperaccumulating plants; Phytoremediation; Rhizofiltration; Soil; Uptake; Water

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CARCINOGEN;

BIOACCUMULATION; BRAKE FERN; CANCER RISK; EXTRACTION; FERN; FILTRATION; HUMAN; INGESTION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; REVIEW; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

FILICOPHYTA; PTERIDIUM; PTERIS; PTERIS VITTATA;

EID: 33645942103     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.2006.21.1.43     Document Type: Review

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