Introducing a new metal accumulator plant and the evaluation of its ability in removing heavy metals

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1105-1114

  Chehregani, Abdolkarim ^a   Mohsenzade, Fariba ^b   Vaezi, Froogh ^b  

^a BU ALI SINA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Detoxification; Heavy metal pollution; Metal accumulator plants; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL CONDITION; EUPHORBIACEAE; FIELD STUDIES; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; METAL BIOACCUMULATION; NATURAL SOILS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTED SOILS; TOXIC LEVELS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOREMEDIATION; DETOXIFICATION; LAKES; LEAD; METALS; MINING; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SOILS; VEGETATION; ZINC;

SOIL POLLUTION;

BIOACCUMULATION; DETOXIFICATION; DICOTYLEDON; DOMINANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MINE WASTE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; ROOT SYSTEM; SHOOT; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARAK; ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MARKAZI; MIDDLE EAST;

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA VIRGATA; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; GUNDELIA TOURNEFORTII; RESEDA LUTEA;

EID: 70350399647     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240802541403     Document Type: Article

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