Cu and Zn uptake inhibition by PAHs as primary toxicity in plants

Proceedings of the 2007 National Conference on Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 41-46

  Carlo Rojas, Zarhelia ^a   Lee, Wen Yee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOILS;

DRY WEIGHT; GROWTH PERIOD; MEDICAGO SATIVA; METAL UPTAKE; ORGANICS; PAH COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); UPTAKE PATHWAYS;

ZINC;

EID: 84900257634     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-88483-7_6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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