Use of Aesculus hippocastanum L. as a biomonitor of heavy metal pollution

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 38, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 1519-1527

  Yilmaz, Ruya ^a   Sakcali, Serdal ^b   Yarci, Celal ^b   Aksoy, Ahmet ^c   Ozturk, Munir ^d  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aesculus hippocastanum; Biomonitor; Heavy metals; Thrace; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM;

EID: 54449096702     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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