Riparian vegetation role in mercury uptake (Valdeazogues River, Almadén, Spain)

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 140, Issue , 2014, Pages 104-110

  Millan R ^a   Lominchar, M A ^a   Rodriguez Alonso J ^a   Schmid, T ^a   Sierra, M J ^a  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mercury; Phytoremediation; Riparian plants; Sediment; Soil

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; MERCURY (METAL); SEDIMENTS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; VEGETATION;

LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NATURAL CONDITIONS; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; RIPARIAN PLANTS; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SOILS AND SEDIMENTS;

RIVERS;

BIOACCUMULATION; MACROPHYTE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PHYTOREMEDIATION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION;

ALMADEN; CASTILLA-LA MANCHA; CIUDAD REAL [CASTILLA-LA MANCHA]; SPAIN; VALDEAZOGUES RIVER;

FLUEGGEA TINCTORIA; NERIUM OLEANDER; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; TAMARIX CANARIENSIS; TYPHA DOMINGENSIS;

EID: 84899951068     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2014.02.021     Document Type: Article

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