Lead uptake, tolerance, and accumulation exhibited by the plants Urtica dioica and Sedum spectabile in contaminated soil without additives

Archives of Biological Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 239-244

  Grubor, Milena ^a  

^a CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Hyperaccumulation; Hypertolerance; Lead; Phytoremediation; Sedum spectabile; Urtica dioica

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549093029     PISSN: 03544664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/ABS0802239G     Document Type: Article

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