Phytoremediation for bioenergy: challenges and opportunities

Environmental Technology Reviews

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-66

  Gomes, Helena I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

bioenergy; contaminated soils; environmental and economic benefits; obstacles to implementation; phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904006677     PISSN: 21622515     EISSN: 21622523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2012.696715     Document Type: Article

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