PHYTOREMEDIATION: AN ALTERNATIVE TO ELIMINATE POLLUTION

Phytoremediation consists of a set of technologies that exploit the ability of some plants to absorb, accumulate, metabolize, volatilize or stabilize pollutants that are present in soil, air, water or sediments such as: heavy metals, radioactive metals, organic compounds, and compounds derived from...

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Main Authors: Francisco Prieto Garcia, Angélica Evelin Delgadillo López, José Roberto Villagomez Ibarra, César Abelardo González Ramírez, Otilio Arturo Acevedo Sandoval
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán 2011-05-01
Series:Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
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Online Access:http://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/814