The Potential of Phytoremediation Using Hyperaccumulator Plants: A Case Study at a Lead-Zinc Mine Site

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 786-795

  Lorestani, Bahareh ^a   Cheraghi, Mehrdad ^a   Yousefi, Nafiseh ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

enrichment factor; heavy metals; hyperaccumulator; phytoremediation; translocation factor

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CENTAUREA; CHEMISTRY; EUPHORBIA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRAN; METABOLISM; MINING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CENTAUREA; EUPHORBIA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRAN; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ZINC;

CENTAUREA VIRGATA; EUPHORBIA;

EID: 84861580969     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2011.619594     Document Type: Article

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