Heavy metal pollution in lentic ecosystem of sub-tropical industrial region and its phytoremediation

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226-242

  Rai, Prabhat Kumar ^a  

^a MIZORAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Coal mines; Eichhornia; Heavy metals; Phytoremediation; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INDUSTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PLANT; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; TROPIC CLIMATE; WATER POLLUTANT; WETLAND;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INDUSTRY; METALS, HEAVY; PLANTS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS;

AZOLLA PINNATA; EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; LEMNA MINOR; NALA;

EID: 77951203013     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226510903563843     Document Type: Article

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