Phytoremediation of arsenic by two hyperaccumulators in a hydroponic environment

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 297-300

  Baldwin, Patrick R ^a   Butcher, David J ^a  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Calcium; Inductively coupled plasma; Optical emission spectrometry; Phosphorous; Phytoremediation; Pteris cretica cv Mayii; Pteris vittata

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847114793     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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