Phytoremediation potential of Pityrogramma calomelanos var. austroamericana and pteris vittata L. grown at a highly variable arsenic contaminated site

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 912-932

  Niazi, Nabeel Khan ^a   Singh, Balwant ^a   Van Zwieten, Lukas ^b   Kachenko, Anthony George ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Wollongbar Primary Industries Institute   (Australia)

^c Nursery and Garden Industry Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Geostatistical methods; Phytoextraction; Pityrogramma calomelanos var. austroamericana; Pteris vittata

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; BRAKE FERN; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FERN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; TIME;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CATTLE; FERNS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NEW SOUTH WALES; PESTICIDES; PHOSPHATES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PTERIS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS;

BOS; PITYROGRAMMA AUSTROAMERICANA; PTERIDIUM; PTERIS; PTERIS VITTATA;

EID: 79960365182     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2011.568023     Document Type: Article

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