Metal uptake, transport and release by wetland plants: Implications for phytoremediation and restoration

Environment International

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 685-700

  Weis, Judith S ^a   Weis, Peddrick ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromium; Copper; Detritus; Excretion; Lead; Leaf; Mercury; Metal; Phragmites australis; Phytoremediation; Salt gland; Spartina alterniflora; Uptake; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; IMPURITIES; METALS; PLANTS (BOTANY); REMEDIATION; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

MARSHES; PLANT TISSUES;

WETLANDS;

COPPER; LEAD; METAL; ZINC;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; HABITAT RESTORATION; HEAVY METAL; MARSH; PHYTOREMEDIATION; WETLAND;

ADSORPTION; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ESTUARY; FOOD WEB; MARSH; NONHUMAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT LITTER; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PLANT TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALT GLAND; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOURCE SINK RELATIONSHIP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSPORT KINETICS; UNITED STATES; WETLAND;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 3543120118     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2003.11.002     Document Type: Review

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