Survival and growth of the dominant salt marsh grass spartina alterniflora in an oil industry saline wastewater

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 640-650

  Neto, Afrânio Gomes ^a   Costa, César S B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Halophyte; Phytoremediation; Produced water; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; HYMENACHNE; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

PETROLEUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METABOLISM; POACEAE; SEWAGE; WETLAND;

BIOMASS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PETROLEUM; POACEAE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER; WETLANDS;

EID: 70350462256     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226510902861727     Document Type: Article

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