Reduction of heavy metal load in food chain: Technology assessment

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 199-214

  Singh, Anita ^a   Prasad, Sheo Mohan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Contamination; Environment; Food chain; Heavy metal; Phytoremediation technology

Indexed keywords

ABELMOSCHUS; ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS; ALLIUM SATIVUM; BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; COCCINIA GRANDIS; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM; CUCURBITA; HEDERA; HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; LAGENARIA SICERARIA; LUFFA; LUFFA ACUTANGULA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MENTHA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; SATIVUM; SOLANUM MELONGENA; SPINACIA OLERACEA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052272214     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-011-9241-z     Document Type: Review

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