Tolerance and prospection of phytoremediator woody species of Cd, Pb, Cu and Cr

Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 83-98

  De Almeida, Alex Alan F ^a   Valle, Raúl R ^a,b   Mielke, Marcelo S ^a   Gomes, Fábio P ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Decontamination; Heavy metals; Hyperaccumulation; Phytodegradation; Phytostabilization; Phytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249117804     PISSN: 16770420     EISSN: 16779452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-04202007000200001     Document Type: Review

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