Improving the phytoextraction capacity of plants to scavenge metal(loid)-contaminated sites
Improving the phytoextraction capacity of plants to scavenge metal(loid)-contaminated sites
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NRC Research Press
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English
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Plants are able to extract metal(loid) contaminants from the soil or water through their roots and translocate them to harvestable aerial shoots. Of late, this plant potential has been used as a phytotechnology, termed as phytoextraction, for cleaning contaminated sites, and this process has successfully removed elements like As, Cd, Cu, Ni, and Pb...
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Improving the phytoextraction capacity of plants to scavenge metal(loid)-contaminated sites
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TN_cdi_gale_infotracacademiconefile_A405808546
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_gale_infotracacademiconefile_A405808546
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1181-8700
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1208-6053
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10.1139/er-2014-0043
