Potential of Chromolaena odorata for phytoremediation of 137Cs from solution and low level nuclear waste

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 162, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 743-745

  Singh, Shraddha ^a   Thorat, Vidya ^a   Kaushik, C P ^a   Raj, Kanwar ^a   Eapen, Susan ^a   D'Souza, S F ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Cesium 137; Chromolaena odorata; Low level nuclear waste; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

CHROMOLAENA ODORATA; LOW LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE; PHYTOREMEDIATION;

CESIUM;

CESIUM 137;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; HERB; HYPERACCUMULATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA; HYDROPONICS; NUCLEAR WASTE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT; RADIOACTIVITY;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CHROMOLAENA; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; SOLUTIONS;

CHROMOLAENA ODORATA;

EID: 57649177581     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.05.097     Document Type: Article

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