Phytoextraction and accumulation of mercury in three plant species: Indian mustard (Brassica juncea), beard grass (Polypogon monospeliensis), and Chinese brake fern (Pteris vittata)

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 547-560

  Su, Yi ^a   Han, Fengxiang X ^a   Chen, Jian ^a   Sridhar, B B Maruthi ^b   Monts, David L ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Mercury contaminants; Phytoremediation; Plant uptake

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; BRAKE FERN; BRASSICA; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; POACEAE; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; MERCURY; MUSTARD PLANT; PLANT LEAVES; POACEAE; PTERIS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; POLYPOGON; PTERIDIUM; PTERIS; PTERIS VITTATA;

EID: 50649123969     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226510802115091     Document Type: Article

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