The uptake of uranium by Eleocharis dulcis (Chinese water chestnut) in the Ranger Uranium Mine constructed wetland filter

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 307-320

  Overall, Robyn A ^a,b   Parry, David L ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b 1 Research Ave   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Aquatic macrophyte; Eleocharis; Translocation; Uptake; Uranium; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ELEOCHARIS DULCIS (CHINESE WATER CHESTNUT); SEQUESTERING;

RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; WATER; WETLANDS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

URANIUM;

HEAVY METAL; URANIUM;

BIOREMEDIATION; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; MACROPHYTE; RUNOFF; TRANSLOCATION; URANIUM;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELEOCHARIS; MACROPHYTE; MICROCOSM; MINING; PLANT METABOLISM; POLLUTION MONITORING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SEDIMENTATION RATE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNIQUE; WATER POLLUTION; WETLAND;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ELEOCHARIS; MINING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; URANIUM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ELEOCHARIS; ELEOCHARIS DULCIS; TRAPA;

EID: 4243076284     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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