Phytoremediation of heavy metals—Concepts and applications

Chemosphere - Tập 91 Số 7 - Trang 869-881 - 2013
Hazrat Ali1, Ezzat Khan2, Muhammad Sajad3
1Department of Biotechnology, University of Malakand, Chakdara, 18800, Dir Lower, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
2Department of Chemistry University of Malakand, Chakdara 18800 Dir Lower Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
3Department of Botany, Islamia College University Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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