Wetland plants as indicators of heavy metal contamination

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 227-232

  Phillips, D P ^a   Human, L R D ^a   Adams, J B ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Emergent macrophytes; Estuary; Heavy metals; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CANALS; ESTUARIES; HEAVY METALS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; LEAD; METALS; ZINC;

EMERGENT MACROPHYTES; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METAL CONTAMINANTS; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SPARTINA MARITIMA; WETLAND PLANTS;

SEDIMENTS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL; MACROPHYTE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTUARY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; PLANT; PLANT RESPONSE; PLANT ROOT; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SPARTINA MARITIMA; TYPHA; TYPHA CAPENSIS; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METABOLISM; POACEAE; PROCEDURES; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER POLLUTANT; WETLAND;

EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SWARTKOPS ESTUARY;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SPARTINA MARITIMA; TYPHA CAPENSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARIES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; PLANT ROOTS; POACEAE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS;

EID: 84925356531     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.12.038     Document Type: Article

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