Tungsten bioavailability and toxicity in sunflowers (Helianthus annuus L.)

Land Contamination and Reclamation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 141-151

  Johnson, D R ^a   Inouye, L S ^b   Bednar, A J ^a   Clarke, J U ^a   Winfield, L E ^a   Boyd, R E ^c   Ang, C Y ^c   Goss, Jennifer ^c  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY   (United States)

^c SpecPro Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Metal speciation; Plant; Soil; Sunflower; Tungsten

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HERB; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TOXICITY; TUNGSTEN;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 70949098450     PISSN: 09670513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2462/09670513.939     Document Type: Article

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