Phytoremediation of heavy metals contaminated environments: Screening for native accumulator plants in Zanjan-Iran

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 309-316

  Saba, G ^a   Parizanganeh, A H ^a   Zamani, A ^a   Saba, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZANJAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Lead and zinc industries; Phytoremediation; Zanjan province

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT; SOIL POLLUTION; ZINC;

IRAN; ZANJAN;

ACER; CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; PLATYCLADUS ORIENTALIS; POPULUS NIGRA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA; SALIX ALBA; ULMUS PUMILA;

EID: 84920270419     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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