Phytoremediation of lead with green onions (Allium fistulosum) and uptake of arsenic compounds by moonlight ferns (Pteris cretica cv Mayii)

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-8

  Cho, Youngsoo ^a   Bolick, James A ^a   Butcher, David J ^a  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium fistulosum; Arsenic; ICP OES; Lead; Phytoremediation; Pteris cretica cv Mayii

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049174492     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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