Technical note: Vetiver can grow on coal fly ash without DNA damage

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 206-214

  Chakraborty, Rajarshi ^a   Mukherjee, Anita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Heavy metals; Phytostabilization; Vetiveria zizanioides

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COAL; HEAVY METAL;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLY ASH; GARLIC; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; STANDARD; TIME; VETIVERIA; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALLIUM; ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; COAL; COMET ASSAY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA DAMAGE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TIME FACTORS; VETIVERIA;

ALLIUM CEPA; ANIMALIA; MIMOSA; VETIVERIA; VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES;

EID: 78650758475     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226510903535171     Document Type: Article

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