Stochastic modelling of phytoremediation

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 467, Issue 2135, 2011, Pages 3188-3205

  Manzoni, Stefano ^a,b   Molini, Annalisa ^a,b   Porporato, Amilcare ^a,b  

^a Box 90287 ^*  (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminant fate; Coupled soil plant model; Leaching; Phytoremediation; Stochastic rainfall

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS; IMPURITIES; LEACHING; RAIN; SOILS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; VEGETATION;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; CONTAMINANT RECOVERIES; ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS; PARTITIONING OF CONTAMINANTS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT MODEL; STOCHASTIC FRAMEWORK; STOCHASTIC RAINFALLS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 80755175236     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2011.0209     Document Type: Article

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