Potential for phytoextraction of PCBs from contaminated soils using weeds

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 408, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 3469-3476

  Ficko, Sarah A ^a   Rutter, Allison ^b   Zeeb, Barbara A ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contaminated soils; Field sites; Phytoextraction; Phytoremediation; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Weed species

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION FACTOR; CONTAMINATED SOILS; DRY WEIGHT; ONTARIO , CANADA; PHYTOEXTRACTION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT DENSITIES; PLANT TISSUES; SHOOT TISSUE; SOIL CONCENTRATIONS; THEORETICAL DENSITY; WEED SPECIES;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; TISSUE;

SOIL POLLUTION;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BIOACCUMULATION; PCB; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; WEED;

ARTICLE; BEAN; BIOACCUMULATION; CANADA; CARROT; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; CHRYSANTHEMUM; CHRYSANTHEMUM LEUCANTHEMUM; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM VULGARE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCURBITA PEPO; DRY WEIGHT; FIELD STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOEXTRACTION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT DENSITY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT TISSUE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL REMOVAL; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM PERSICARIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMPKIN; SHOOT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLIDAGO; SOLIDAGO CANADENSIS; VICIA CRACCA; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PLANT; PROCEDURES; QUALITY CONTROL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; QUALITY CONTROL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; CIRSIUM VULGARE; CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA PEPO; LEUCANTHEMUM VULGARE; PEPO; SOLIDAGO CANADENSIS; VICIA CRACCA;

EID: 77953699483     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.04.036     Document Type: Article

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