The potential of Berkheya coddii for phytoextraction of nickel, platinum, and palladium contaminated sites

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-185

  Nemutandani, T ^a   Dutertre, D ^b   Chimuka, L ^a,c   Cukrowska, E ^c   Tutu, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Contaminated sites; Hyper accumulation; Phytoextraction; Platinum group metals

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; EXTRACTION; NICKEL; PALLADIUM; SOILS;

CONTAMINATED SITES; HYPER-ACCUMULATION; PHYTOEXTRACTION; PLATINUM GROUP METALS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOACCUMULATION; NICKEL; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOIL POLLUTION;

AFRICA; MPUMALANGA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BERKHEYA CODDII;

EID: 33745093797     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240600585842     Document Type: Article

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