Enhancing Degradation of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Uptake of Heavy Metals in a Wetland Microcosm Planted with Phragmites Communis by Humic Acids Addition

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 536-549

  Sung, Kijune ^a   Kim, Ki Seob ^a   Park, Soyoung ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

bioavailability and leachability factor; bioconcentration factor; growth inhibition; phytoremediation; wetland

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; HYDROCARBON; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PETROLEUM;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT; POACEAE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; WETLAND;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROCARBONS; METALS, HEAVY; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PETROLEUM; PLANT SHOOTS; POACEAE; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WETLANDS;

PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 84871041763     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2012.723057     Document Type: Article

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