Detoxification of heavy metal contaminated soils

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 193-198

  Damian, Floarea ^a   Damian, Gheorghe ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CLUJ NAPOCA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Organo zeolitic; Plant growth; Soil polluted

Indexed keywords

DETOXIFICATION; GRASS; GROWTH; HEAVY METAL; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; ZEOLITE;

ALBA; BAIA MARE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MARAMURES; ROMANIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; ZLATNA;

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 34347212988     PISSN: 1553345X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2007.193.198     Document Type: Article

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