An effective means of biofiltration of heavy metal contaminated water bodies using aquatic weed Eichhornia crassipes

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 253-256

  Tiwari, Suchi ^a   Dixit, Savita ^b   Verma, Neelam ^c  

^a Sarojini Naidu Government Girl's PG College   (India)

^b MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c Government Geetanjali G P G College   (India)

Author keywords

Aquatic weed; Bioaccumulation; Bottom sediments; Eichhornia crassipes; Heavy metals; Surface water

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METALS; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER POLLUTION;

AQUATIC WEED EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; BIOMAGNIFICATION; NATURAL AQUATIC TREATMENT SYSTEM;

BIOFILTRATION;

CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; SURFACE WATER; ZINC;

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILTRATION; HEAVY METAL; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SURFACE WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WEED;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILTRATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EICHHORNIA; INDIA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT; WEED;

EICHHORNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEMODIAFILTRATION; INDIA; METALS, HEAVY; WATER POLLUTION;

EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES;

EID: 34547114042     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9358-7     Document Type: Article

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