Heavy metal accumulation and phytostabilisation potential of tree fine roots in a contaminated soil

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 559-568

  Brunner, Ivano ^a   Luster, Jörg ^a   Günthardt Goerg, Madeleine S ^a   Frey, Beat ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fine roots; Heavy metals; Norway spruce; Phytostabilisation; Poplar

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS; SOILS; VEGETATION;

CONTAMINATED SOIL; OPEN-TOP CHAMBERS; PHYTOSTABILISATION;

FORESTRY;

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DETECTION METHOD; FINE ROOT; HEAVY METAL; SOIL POLLUTION; STABILIZATION;

ARTICLE; ASPEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINE ROOT; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; NORWAY SPRUCE; SOIL POLLUTION; TREE; VEGETATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; METALS, HEAVY; PICEA; PLANT ROOTS; POPULUS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SWITZERLAND;

ACCUMULATION; HEAVY METALS; PICEA ABIES; PLANTS; POLLUTION; POPULUS;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES; POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 41149103509     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.07.006     Document Type: Article

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