Removing arsenic and antimony by Phragmites australis: Rhizofiltration technology

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1668-1675

  Ghassemzadeh, F ^a   Yousefzadeh, H ^b   Arbab Zavar, M H ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b PAYAME NOOR UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antimony; Arsenic; Phragmites australis; Rhizofiltration

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISTIC INTERACTIONS; ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE; CONTAMINATED AREAS; CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENT; METABOLIC CHANGES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; RHIZOFILTRATION; TOXIC HEAVY METALS;

ARSENIC; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CONTAMINATION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTIMONY;

EID: 46149090375     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2008.1668.1675     Document Type: Article

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