Arsenic and chromium hyperaccumulation by an ecotype of Pteris vittata - prospective for phytoextraction from contaminated water and soil

Current Science

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 888-894

  Kalve, Shweta ^a   Sarangi, Bijaya Ketan ^a   Pandey, Ram Awatar ^a   Chakrabarti, Tapan ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Chromium; Hyperaccumulation; Pteris vittata; Remediation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PTERIDIUM; PTERIS; PTERIS VITTATA;

EID: 79953089642     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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