Phytoremediation of arsenic contaminated soil by arsenic accumulators: A three year study

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 308-313

  Raj, Anshita ^a   Singh, Nandita ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Adiantum capillus veneris; Arsenic; Christella dentata and Phragmites karka; Phytoremediation; Pteris vittata

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; HARVESTING; POLLUTION CONTROL; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SOILS;

ADIANTUM CAPILLUS VENERIS; ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; ARSENIC REMOVAL; CONTAMINATED AREAS; CONTAMINATED SOILS; PHRAGMITES; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PTERIS VITTATA;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; BIOREMEDIATION; BRAKE FERN; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PLANT ROOT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ARSENIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; PLANT ROOTS; PTERIS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84925486398     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-015-1486-8     Document Type: Article

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