Mercury mobilization in a contaminated industrial soil for phytoremediation

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 2767-2777

  Pedron, Francesca ^a   Petruzzelli, Gianniantonio ^a   Barbafieri, Meri ^a   Tassi, Eliana ^a   Ambrosini, Paolo ^b   Patata, Leonardo ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Saipem/Risamb   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brassica juncea; Hg mobilizing additives; Poa annua; Pot experiments

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASS; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MOBILIZATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POTASSIUM; SOIL POLLUTION; TRANSLOCATION;

EID: 83455246657     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2011.622823     Document Type: Article

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