Growth response and tissue accumulation trends of herbaceous wetland plant species exposed to elevated aqueous mercury levels

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 586-598

  Willis, Jonathan M ^a,b   Gambrell, Robert P ^a   Hester, Mark W ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydroponics; Mercury; Metals; Photosynthesis; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DRUG EFFECT; ELEOCHARIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEDICINAL PLANT; MILLET; PLANT; SAURURACEAE; TYPHACEAE; WETLAND;

BIOMASS; ELEOCHARIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MERCURY; PANICUM; PLANTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SAURURACEAE; TYPHACEAE; WETLANDS;

ELEOCHARIS; ELEOCHARIS PARVULA; JUNCUS; PANICUM HEMITOMON; SAURURUS CERNUUS; TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 77955386525     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226510903390460     Document Type: Article

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