Screening for heavy metal accumulators amongst autochtonous plants in a polluted site in Italy

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1988-1997

  Massa, Nadia ^a   Andreucci, Flora ^a   Poli, Monica ^b   Aceto, Maurizio ^a   Barbato, Roberto ^a   Berta, Graziella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b ARPA PIEMONTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autochthonous vegetation; Heavy metals; HM accumulator plants; Multi elemental contamination

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; MERCURY;

BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; HYPERACCUMULATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; ROOT; SHOOT; VEGETATION;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DUMPING; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ITALY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STRESS; POLYGONUM AVICULARE; SHOOT GROWTH; VEGETATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ITALY; METALS, HEAVY; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; POLYGONUM; SEASONS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ITALY;

POLYGONUM AVICULARE;

EID: 77957891326     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.08.032     Document Type: Article

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