Macrophytes in phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated water and sediments in Pariyej Community Reserve, Gujarat, India

Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-200

  Nirmal Kumar, J I ^a   Soni, Hiren ^b   Kumar, Rita N ^c   Bhatt, Ira ^a  

^a Institute of Science and Technology for Advanced Studies and Research   (India)

^b Ashok & Rita Patel Institute of Integrated Study and Research in Biotechnology and Allied Sciences   (India)

^c Natubhai V Patel College of Pure and Applied Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Freshwater macrophytes; Gujarat; Heavy metals; India; Lake contamination; Pariyej Community Reserve (PCR); Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

ECHINOCHLOA; ECHINOCHLOA COLONA; EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA; IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA AQUATICA; NELUMBO; NELUMBO NUCIFERA; TYPHA DOMINGENSIS; VALLISNERIA SPIRALIS;

EID: 77951635073     PISSN: 13032712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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