Knowledge explosion in phytotechnologies for environmental solutions

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-23

  Prasad, M N V ^a   Freitas, Helena ^b   Fraenzle, Stefan ^c   Wuenschmann, Simone ^d   Markert, Bernd ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c International Graduate School Zittau   (Germany)

^d NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Applicability; Assessment; Bioremediation; Contaminants; Inorganic; Organic; Pharmaceuticals; Phytotechnologies; Plant endophytes; Pollutants; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOREMEDIATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; IMPURITIES;

APPLICABILITY; ASSESSMENT; INORGANIC; ORGANIC; PHYTOTECHNOLOGIES; PLANT-ENDOPHYTES; POLLUTANTS; XENOBIOTICS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

GROUND WATER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; XENOBIOTICS;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; POLLUTION CONTROL; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 74249096164     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.07.038     Document Type: Note

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