Heavy metal bioaccumulation by the important food plant, Olea europaea L., in an ancient metalliferous polluted area of Cyprus

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 390-394

  Wilson, B ^a   Pyatt, F B ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Heavy metals; Homeostasis; Partitioning

Indexed keywords

DATING; HOMEOSTASIS; PARTITIONING;

BIOACCUMULATION; COPPER; FOOD PRODUCTS; SEED; ZINC;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

COPPER; HEAVY METAL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CYPRUS; OLIVE TREE; POLLUTION;

COPPER; CYPRUS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; OLEA; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANTS, EDIBLE; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 34547469988     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9162-2     Document Type: Article

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