Accumulation of arsenic, lead, copper, and zinc, and synthesis of phytochelatins by indigenous plants of a mining impacted area

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3946-3955

  Machado Estrada, Blenda ^a   Calderón, Jaqueline ^a   Moreno Sánchez, Rafael ^b   Rodríguez Zavala, José S ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Euphorbia prostrata Aiton; Heavy metals accumulation; Mining by products; Phytochelatins; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; COPPER; LEAD; PHYTOCHELATIN; ZINC;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ARID REGION; ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; COPPER; DICOTYLEDON; LEAD; MINING; NATIVE SPECIES; PEPTIDE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; RHIZOSPHERE; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; TRANSLOCATION; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; EUPHORBIA; METABOLISM; MINING; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ARSENIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COPPER; EUPHORBIA; LEAD; MINING; PHYTOCHELATINS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ZINC;

CHAMAESYCE PROSTRATA; EUPHORBIA; PARTHENIUM; PARTHENIUM INCANUM; ZINNIA ACEROSA;

EID: 84878111986     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1344-8     Document Type: Article

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