Remediation of nitrite contamination in ground and surface waters using aquatic macrophytes

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-56

  Rawat, S K ^a   Singh, R K ^b   Singh, Rana P ^a  

^a BABASAHEB BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophytes; Drinking water; Nitrite level; Pistia stratiotes; Surface water

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MACROPHYTE; NITRITE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

INDIA; LUCKNOW; UTTAR PRADESH;

EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; MARSILEA; MARSILEA QUADRIFOLIA; MIMULUS GLABRATUS; PELTANDRA VIRGINICA; PISTIA STRATIOTES; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM PERSICARIA; TRAPA NATANS; UTRICULARIA VULGARIS;

EID: 84863285319     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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