Influence of nutrient level on methylmercury content in water spinach

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1735-1739

  Greger, Maria ^a   Dabrowska, Beata ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophyte; Heavy metal; Ipomoea aquatica; Methylmercury formation; Methylmercury uptake

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; GROWTH MEDIUM; HG CONCENTRATIONS; IPOMOEA AQUATICA; MACROPHYTES; MERCURY-FREE; METHYL MERCURY; NUTRIENT LEVELS; NUTRIENT SOLUTION; SEWAGE WATER;

MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE; WATER CONTENT;

NUTRIENTS;

METHYLMERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; DICOTYLEDON; HEAVY METAL; MACROPHYTE; METHYLMERCURY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYTOTOXICITY; TOXICITY TEST; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; IPOMOEA; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SOLUTION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOOT; SPINACH;

FERTILIZERS; IPOMOEA; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

IPOMOEA AQUATICA;

EID: 77955685609     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.231     Document Type: Article

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