Phytoextraction and uptake patterns of weathered polychlorinated biphenyl-contaminated soils using three perennial weed species

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1870-1877

  Ficko, Sarah A ^a   Rutter, Allison ^b   Zeeb, Barbara A ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; CONTAMINATED SITES; CUCURBITA PEPO; ONTARIO; OPTIMAL PLANTING DENSITY; PER UNIT; PHYTOEXTRACTION; PLANT TISSUES; PLANTING DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE STAGE; SITE REMEDIATION; STEM LENGTH; TOTAL BIOMASS; WEED SPECIES;

CONTAMINATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REMEDIATION; TISSUE;

SOIL POLLUTION;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CHRYSANTHEMUM LEUCANTHEMUM; MONOCULTURE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT AGE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LIFE CYCLE STAGE; PLANT STEM; PLANTING DENSITY; RUMEX CRISPUS; SHOOT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLIDAGO CANADENSIS; WEED;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CHRYSANTHEMUM; PLANT SHOOTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RUMEX; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLIDAGO;

EID: 84055222097     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2011.0144     Document Type: Article

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