Mercury uptake and distribution in Lavandula stoechas plants grown in soil from Almadén mining district (Spain)

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2761-2767

  Sierra, M J ^a   Millan R ^a   Esteban, E ^b  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Almad n; Alternative land use; Available mercury; Lavandula stoechas; Mercury soil plant transfer

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; MERCURY; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GREENHOUSE; LAND USE; LAVENDER; MINING; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SPAIN; TEA; TILLAGE; TOXICOKINETICS;

LAVANDULA; MERCURY; MINING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPAIN;

LAVANDULA; LAVANDULA STOECHAS;

EID: 70350199626     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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