Identification of as accumulation plant species growing on highly contaminated soils

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 185-196

  Gisbert, Carmina ^a,d   Almela, Concepción ^b   Vélez, Dinoraz ^b   López Moya, J Rafael ^a   De Haro, Antonio ^c   Serrano, Ramón ^a   Montoro, Rosa ^b   Navarro Aviño, Juan ^a  

^a Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

^d Instituto de Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana COMAV   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arsenic (As); Astolerance; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; ASTERACEAE; BASSIA SCOPARIA; BRASSICACEAE; DITTRICHIA VISCOSA; HIRSCHFELDIA INCANA; INULA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM NIGRUM;

EID: 45949101678     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226510801997457     Document Type: Article

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