Decontamination of water polluted by heavy metals with Taro (Colocasia esculenta) cultured in a hydroponic NFT system

Environmentalist

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-44

  Bindu, T ^a   Sumi, M M ^a   Ramasamy, E V ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Cadmium; Lead; Macrophytes; Phytoremediation; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; DETOXIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; HEAVY METAL; HYDROPONICS; MACROPHYTE; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PHYTOTOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA;

EID: 76549122920     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-009-9240-6     Document Type: Article

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