A multi-element study on metallophytes from mineralized areas in Botswana using ICP-AES and ICP-MS

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-56

  Nkoane, Bonang B M ^a   Wibetoe, Greth ^b   Lund, Walter ^b   Torto, Nelson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Blepharis aspera; Blepharis diversispina; Botswana; Helichrysum candolleanum; ICP AES; ICP MS; Metallophytes

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETERS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RARE EARTHS;

BLEPHARIS ASPERA; BLEPHARIS DIVERSISPINA; BOTSWANA; HELICHRYSUM CANDOLLEANUM; ICP-AES; ICP-MS; METALLOPHYTES;

METALS;

BIOACCUMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANT; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BLEPHARIS; BLEPHARIS DIVERSISPINA; HELICHRYSUM;

EID: 33846579660     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/06-115     Document Type: Article

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