Phytoreduction and volatilization of mercury by ascorbate in Arabidopsis thaliana, European beech and Norway spruce

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 494-502

  Battke, Florian ^a   Ernst, Dieter ^a   Fleischmann, Frank ^b   Halbach, Stefan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; IONS; PLANTS (BOTANY); VAPORIZATION;

ASCORBIC ACID; HYDROPONIC CULTIVATION; MERCURY VAPORS; PHYTOREDUCTION;

MERCURY (METAL);

BIOGENIC EMISSION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLUX MEASUREMENT; HERB; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MUTATION; REDUCTION; VOLATILIZATION;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; FAGUS SYLVATICA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 40149083384     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.12.023     Document Type: Article

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