Phytoextraction of Cd-contaminated soils: Current status and future challenges

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 2113-2152

  Li, Jin Tian ^a   Baker, Alan J M ^b   Ye, Zhi Hong ^a   Wang, Hong Bin ^c   Shu, Wen Sheng ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

cadmium; efficiency of phytoextraction; soil contamination

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM CONTAMINATION; CURRENT STATUS; FIELD SCALE; FOOD PRODUCTION; FUTURE CHALLENGES; LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS; OVERALL COSTS; PHYTOEXTRACTION; PLANT SPECIES; PRESENT STATUS; SOIL CONTAMINATION;

CADMIUM; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

CADMIUM; CHELATING AGENT; EDETIC ACID;

CADMIUM; DATA SET; FOOD PRODUCTION; PLANT; POLLUTION EFFECT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; STAKEHOLDER; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; COST CONTROL; CROP ROTATION; ECOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FIELD STUDY; GREENHOUSE; HARVEST; HARVEST PERIOD; HERB; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LABORATORY TEST; METAL EXTRACTION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYTOEXTRACTION; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; WOOD;

ASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 84867723299     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2011.574105     Document Type: Article

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