In situ analysis of metal(loid)s in plants: State of the art and artefacts

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-17

  Lombi, Enzo ^a,b   Scheckel, Kirk G ^c   Kempson, Ivan M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CRC CARE   (Australia)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elemental distribution; Metalloids; Metals; Speciation; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; GENETIC ENGINEERING; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SPECTROSCOPY; TOMOGRAPHY; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79955118239     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2010.04.005     Document Type: Review

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