Field controlled experiments on the physiological responses of maize (Zea mays L.) leaves to low-level air and soil mercury exposures

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1541-1547

  Niu, Zhenchuan ^a,b   Zhang, Xiaoshan ^a   Wang, Sen ^c   Zeng, Ming ^a   Wang, Zhangwei ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a   Ci, Zhijia ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gas exchange parameters; Malondialdehyde; Mercury; Open top chamber; Proline

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD SURVEY; GAS EXCHANGE; LEAF; MAIZE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ZEA MAYS;

MERCURY;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MAIZE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MERCURY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84891626703     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2047-5     Document Type: Article

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