Accumulation patterns of Cu and Ni for Indigofera melanadenia and Tephrosia longipes plant species growing in Cu-Ni mining area in Botswana

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-28

  Mogopodi, Dikabo ^a   Mosetlha, Kabo ^a   Torto, Nelson ^a   Wibetoe, Grethe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Indigofera melanadenia; Metals; Tephrosia longipes

Indexed keywords

BIOAVAILABLE CONCENTRATION; TRANSLOCATION FACTOR;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COPPER; MINING; NICKEL; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOACCUMULATION;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; COPPER; MINING; NICKEL; PLANT; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

INDIGOFERA; TEPHROSIA;

EID: 40849142094     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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