Uptake of heavy metals by native species growing in a mining area in Sardinia, Italy: Discovering native flora for phytoremediation

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 985-997

  Barbafieri, Meri ^a   Dadea, C ^b   Tassi, E ^a   Bretzel, F ^a   Fanfani, L ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioconcentration factor; Cadmium; Cystus salvifolius; Inula viscosa; Lead; Metal contamination; Mobile species; Native species; Phytoextraction; Phytostabilization; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUPHORBIA; INULA; ITALY; METABOLISM; MINING; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; POA; QUALITY CONTROL; SEDIMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BIOMASS; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUPHORBIA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INULA; ITALY; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; POA; QUALITY CONTROL; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ZINC;

CISTUS; CISTUS SALVIIFOLIUS; DITTRICHIA VISCOSA; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA DENDROIDES; HELICHRYSUM; INULA; POA; POA ANNUA;

EID: 79960359829     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2010.549858     Document Type: Article

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