The biochemistry of environmental heavy metal uptake by plants: Implications for the food chain

The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology - Tập 41 Số 8-9 - Trang 1665-1677 - 2009
José R. Peralta-Videa1, Martha L. López1, Mahesh Narayan1, Geoffrey B. Saupe1, Jorge L. Gardea‐Torresdey1,2
1Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
2Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States

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