Heavy metals contamination in water and aquatic plants in the Tha Chin River, Thailand

Kasetsart Journal - Natural Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 931-943

  Veschasit, Oning ^a   Meksumpun, Shettapong ^a   Meksumpun, Charumas ^a  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Heavy metal; Ipomoea aquatica; Neptunia oleracea; Tha Chin River

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880092932     PISSN: 00755192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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