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Analysis of arsenic uptake by plant species selected for growth in northwest Ohio by inductively coupled plasma - Optical emission spectroscopy
Author(s): J. R. Rofkar, D. F. Dwyer and J. M. Frantz
Year: 2007
Publication Type: Article
Journal: Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
Volume: 38
Issue: 17-18
Pages: 2505-2517
Article Topic(s): Restoration
Research Setting(s): Brownfield, Greenhouse
Species Referenced: Coreopsis lanceolata (Lanceleaf coreopsis), Helenium autumnale (Common sneezeweed),
Abstract
Evaluates the phytoremediation potential of 22 native taxa to uptake Arsenic in Ohio. Seven species had the highest tissue concentrations of Arsenic including: Rudbeckia hirta, Helenium autumnale, Echinacea purpurea, and Coreopsis lanceolata.Suggested Citation
J. R. Rofkar, D. F. Dwyer and J. M. Frantz. "Analysis of arsenic uptake by plant species selected for growth in northwest Ohio by inductively coupled plasma - Optical emission spectroscopy." Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 38.17-18 (2007): 2505-2517.Go back