Phytoremediation of arsenic by macroalga: Implication in natural contaminated water, northeast Iran

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1614-1619

  Fereshteh, Ghassemzadeh ^a   Yassaman, Babaee ^b   Reza, Alavi Moghaddam Mohammad ^b   Arbab Zavar, Mohammad Hossein ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Arsenic removal; Macroalgae; Northeast Iran; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ARSENIC; BIOREMEDIATION; GALLIUM ALLOYS; POLLUTION CONTROL; SURFACE WATERS; WATER POLLUTION;

ARSENIC ACCUMULATION; ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; ARSENIC REMOVAL; CONTAMINATED WATER; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; MACRO-ALGAE; NORTHEAST IRAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 34748877196     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2007.1614.1619     Document Type: Article

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