Macro- and trace-element concentrations in leaves and roots of Phragmites australis in a volcanic lake in Southern Italy

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-174

  Baldantoni, Daniela ^a   Ligrone, Roberto ^b   Alfani, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Element accumulation; Lake Averno; Phytoremediation; Seasonal variations; Sediment metal contamination; Water and sediment roots

Indexed keywords

AERENCHYMA; BOTTOM SEDIMENTS; ELEMENT ACCUMULATION; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; LAKE SEDIMENTS; MACROPHYTE; MAXIMUM VALUES; MG CONTENTS; ORDER OF MAGNITUDES; OXYGEN LIMITATIONS; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SEASONAL CYCLES; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SOUTHERN ITALY; TRACE-ELEMENT; VOLCANIC LAKES;

BIOREMEDIATION; CHLOROPHYLL; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LAKES; LEAD; LIFE CYCLE; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); OXYGEN; PORPHYRINS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLCANOES; ZINC;

LAKE POLLUTION;

BIOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; LEAF; MACROPHYTE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; ROOT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRACE ELEMENT;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAKE AVERNO; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 63249133271     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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