Endophytic bacteria improve phytoremediation of Ni and TCE co-contamination

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 158, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2422-2427

  Weyens, Nele ^a   Croes, Sarah ^a   Dupae, Joke ^a   Newman, Lee ^b   Van Der Lelie, Daniel ^b   Carleer, Robert ^a   Vangronsveld, Jaco ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Co contamination; Endophytes; Ni; Organic pollutants; Toxic metals; Trichloroethylene (TCE)

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETICS; BIOREMEDIATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; NICKEL; POLLUTION; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; ENDOPHYTES; ENDOPHYTIC BACTERIA; EXPOSED TO; MODEL SYSTEM; PHYTOREMEDIATION; ROOT BIOMASS; TOXIC METALS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

NICKEL; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT ROOT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; NICKEL; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

EID: 77956203129     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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