CADMIUM ACCUMULATION IN THE ROOTLESS MACROPHYTE WOLFFIA GLOBOSA AND ITS POTENTIAL FOR PHYTOREMEDIATION

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 385-397

  Xie, Wan Ying ^a   Huang, Qing ^a   Li, Gang ^a   Rensing, Christopher ^b   Zhu, Yong Guan ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

accumulation; arsenic; cadmium; phytoextraction; phytoremediation; uptake kinetics; Wolffia globosa

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM;

ARACEAE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ARACEAE; ARSENIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CADMIUM; KINETICS; WATER PURIFICATION;

LEMNA; WOLFFIA; WOLFFIA GLOBOSA;

EID: 84868536110     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2012.702809     Document Type: Article

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