Heavy metal accumulation of Danube river aquatic plants - Indication of chemical contamination

Central European Journal of Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-294

  Pajević, Slobodanka ^a   Borišev, Milan ^a   Rončević, Srdan ^a   Vukov, Dragana ^a   Igić, Ružica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Bioindication; Heavy metals; Macrophytes; Potamogeton sp.; The Danube River

Indexed keywords

POTAMOGETON; POTAMOGETON SP.;

EID: 47349100675     PISSN: 1895104X     EISSN: 16443632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11535-008-0017-6     Document Type: Article

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