Phytoremediation of 137cesium and 90strontium from solutions and low-level nuclear waste by Vetiveria zizanoides

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 306-311

  Singh, Shraddha ^a   Eapen, Susan ^a   Thorat, Vidya ^a   Kaushik, C P ^a   Raj, Kanwar ^a   D'Souza, S F ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

137Cs; 90Sr; Low level nuclear waste; Phytoremediation; Radionuclides; Vetiver grass; Vetiveria zizanoides

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CESIUM 137; POTASSIUM ION; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM 90; CESIUM; STRONTIUM;

CESIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; STRONTIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR WASTE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT ROOT; RADIOACTIVITY; SHOOT; SPIKE; SUPPLEMENTATION; VETIVERIA; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; BIOREMEDIATION; METABOLISM; PLANT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; VETIVERIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 36549058275     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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