Heavy metal accumulation by the halophyte species Mediterranean saltbush.

S, Lutts; I, Lefèvre; C, Delpérée; S, Kivits; C, Dechamps; A, Robledo; E, Correal

doi:10.2134/jeq2004.1271

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Heavy metal accumulation by the halophyte species Mediterranean saltbush.

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Authors:

Lutts S

Lefèvre I

Delpérée C

Abstract

To identify Cd- and Zn-accumulating plants exhibiting a high growth rate, seeds from the halophyte species Mediterranean saltbush (Atriplex halimus L.) were collected on a heavy-metal-contaminated site in southeastern Spain (Llano del Beal, Cartagena). Seedlings from this ecotype were exposed for 3 ...

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