Bioaccumulation of heavy metals by wild plants growing on copper mine spoils in China

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 315-328

  Xiao, W L ^a,b   Luo, C L ^b   Chen, Y H ^b   Shen, Z G ^b   Li, X D ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Copper; Heavy metals; Lead; Mine spoils; Wild vegetation; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOACCUMULATION; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; MINE; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHYTOREMEDIATION; REVEGETATION; SOIL REMEDIATION; WILD POPULATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ARTHRAXON; COMMELINA; COMMELINA COMMUNIS; ELSHOLTZIA HAICHOWENSIS; POLYGONUM;

EID: 38949127630     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620701826415     Document Type: Article

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