Assessment of heavy metal uptake and translocation by Pluchea indica L. from sawdust sludge contaminated soil.

• Main Authors: Nik Ab. Majid, Nik Muhamad, Islam, Md. Monirul, Riasmi, Yumarnis, Abdu, Arifin
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: WFL Publisher 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24028/1/Assessment%20of%20heavy%20metal%20uptake%20and%20translocation%20by%20Pluchea%20indica%20L.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24028/; http://world-food.net/category/journals/

Chemical pollution in the soil and water bodies has become a major source of concern and has posed a serious health problem in many countries. An experiment was conducted in sawdust contaminated soils at glasshouse to determine the growth response, metal tolerance and phytoremediation potential of P...