Uptake and Toxicity of Arsenic, Copper, and Silicon in Azolla caroliniana and Lemna minor

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 155-166

  Rofkar, Jordan R ^a   Dwyer, Daryl F ^a   Bobak, Deanna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

anthocyanins; arsenic; chlorophyll; copper; mixed contaminants; phytoremediation; silicon

Indexed keywords

AZOLLA CAROLINIANA; LEMNA MINOR;

ANTHOCYANIN; ARSENIC; CHLOROPHYLL; COPPER; SILICON;

ARACEAE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; DRUG EFFECT; FERN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; WATER POLLUTANT; WETLAND;

ANTHOCYANINS; ARACEAE; ARSENIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; COPPER; FERNS; SILICON; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS;

EID: 84904046362     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2012.759534     Document Type: Article

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