Economic incentive for applying vetiver grass to remediate lead, copper and zinc contaminated soils

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-60

  Danh, Luu Thai ^a,b   Truong, Paul ^c   Mammucari, Raffaella ^a   Foster, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b University of Can Tho   (Viet Nam)

^c Veticon Consulting and International Vetiver Network   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economic return; Essential oil; Heavy metals; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ESSENTIAL OIL; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; PLANT EXTRACT; VEGETABLE OIL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ECONOMICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; TIME; VETIVERIA;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COPPER; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS; VETIVERIA; ZINC;

CHRYSOPOGON; VETIVERIA;

EID: 78649856260     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226511003671338     Document Type: Article

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