Effects of metal-contaminated soils on the accumulation of heavy met. in different parts of Centella Asiatica: A laboratory study

Sains Malaysiana

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 347-352

  Yap, C K ^a   Fitri, M R Mohd ^a   Yazdani, Mazyar ^a   Tan, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Centella asiatica; Laboratory study; Metal contaminated soils

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954320868     PISSN: 01266039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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