Phytoremediation using aromatic plants: A sustainable approach for remediation of heavy metals polluted sites

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 10115-10116

  Gupta, Anand K ^a   Verma, Sanjeet K ^a   Khan, Khushboo ^a   Verma, Rajesh K ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ADAPTATION; ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; COST; CROP; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH HAZARD; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; HYDRODISTILLATION; MAIZE; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT; POLLUTANT; RAPESEED; SOIL POLLUTION; VETIVERIA; WATER POLLUTION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; METALS, HEAVY; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84884243584     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es403469c     Document Type: Note

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