Mercury uptake and translocation in Impatiens Walleriana plants grown in the contaminated soil from Oak Ridge

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 168-176

  Pant, P ^a   Allen, M ^a   Tansel, B ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Hg translocation; Impatiens walleriana; Mercury; Shoots; Soil carbon

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMPATIENS; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; TIME; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; UNITED STATES;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BIOMASS; IMPATIENS; MERCURY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TENNESSEE; TIME FACTORS;

IMPATIENS; IMPATIENS WALLERIANA;

EID: 78650736448     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226510903567489     Document Type: Article

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