Phytoremediation of arsenic-contaminated groundwater using arsenic hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata L.: Effects of frond harvesting regimes and arsenic levels in refill water

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 185, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 983-989

  Natarajan, Seenivasan ^a,e   Stamps, Robert H ^a   Ma, Lena Q ^b   Saha, Uttam K ^b   Hernandez, Damaris ^c   Cai, Yong ^c   Zillioux, Edward J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Environmental Bioindicators Foundation Inc   (United States)

^e DR Y S R HORTICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chinese brake fern; Frond harvest; Hydroponic tanks; Phytoremediation; Water refill

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC LEVELS; CHINESE BRAKE FERN; CLEAN WATERS; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; FROND HARVEST; HYDROPONIC SYSTEMS; HYDROPONIC TANKS; HYPERACCUMULATOR; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PTERIS VITTATA; WATER COUPLED;

ARSENIC; BIOREMEDIATION; BRAKES; GROUNDWATER; HARVESTING; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WATER SUPPLY;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; GROUND WATER; WATER;

ARSENIC; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERN; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HARVESTING; HYDROPONICS; HYPERACCUMULATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION EFFECT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; BRAKE FERN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROND; HYDROPONICS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ARSENIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; PTERIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

FILICOPHYTA; PTERIDIUM; PTERIS; PTERIS VITTATA;

EID: 78649955456     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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