Study of the heavy metal phytoextraction capacity of two forage species growing in an hydroponic environment

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 165, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 366-371

  Bonfranceschi, Barros A ^a   Flocco, C G ^b   Donati, E R ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional de La Plata   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Heavy metals; Rhizofiltration; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PARTS; ALFALFA; CONCENTRATION OF; CONTAMINATED AREAS; CROP PLANTS; DIVALENT CATIONS; DRY BIOMASS; FOOD CHAINS; FORAGE CROPS; FORAGE SPECIES; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATIONS; HYDROPONIC EXPERIMENTS; NUTRIENT SOLUTIONS; PHYTOEXTRACTION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT GROWTHS; RHIZOFILTRATION; SORGHUM;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CROPS; LEAD; NICKEL; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

METALS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; EDETIC ACID; HEAVY METAL; NICKEL;

ALFALFA; BIOAVAILABILITY; EDTA; FILTRATION; FOOD CHAIN; FORAGE; GROWTH RATE; HEAVY METAL; HYDROPONICS; PHYTOMASS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SORGHUM; TRANSLOCATION;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FOOD CHAIN; HYDROPONICS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT GROWTH; SORGHUM;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HYDROPONICS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; METALS, HEAVY; SORGHUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 64549089983     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.10.024     Document Type: Article

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