Bioconcentration and phytotoxicity of chromium in Eichhornia crassipes

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 521-526

  Mishra, Kumkum ^a   Gupta, Kiran ^a   Rai, Upendra Nath ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

^b CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Chromium; Eichhornia crassipes; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHROMIUM; NITRATE REDUCTASE; PROTEIN;

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTAMINATED LAND; EFFLUENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METABOLISM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLLUTION MONITORING; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; EICHHORNIA; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INDIA; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MICRONUCLEUS; MITOSIS INDEX; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SOLUTION; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT METABOLISM; PLANT ROOT; POLLUTION; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER HYACINTH;

EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES;

EID: 67749110056     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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