Use of native plants for the remediation of abandoned mine sites in mediterranean semiarid environments

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 326-333

  Bacchetta, G ^a   Cappai, G ^a   Carucci, A ^a   Tamburini, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Mine tailings; Phragmites australis; Phytoremediation; Pistacia lentiscus; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; CADMIUM; COMPOSTING; CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS; HISTOLOGY; LEAD; METALS; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; TAILINGS; TISSUE; ZINC;

MINE TAILINGS; PHRAGMITESAUSTRALIS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PISTACIALENTISCUS; SARDINIA;

SOIL POLLUTION;

HEAVY METAL; SOIL POLLUTANT; WASTE;

ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOREMEDIATION; EVALUATION STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ITALY; METABOLISM; MINING; PHARMACOKINETICS; PISTACIA; PLANT ROOT; POACEAE; SOIL POLLUTANT; WASTE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ITALY; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; PISTACIA; PLANT ROOTS; POACEAE; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 84925521545     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-015-1467-y     Document Type: Article

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