Mosses accumulate heavy metals from the substrata of coal ash

Plants that are able to accumulate and tolerate extraordinarily high concentrations of heavy metals (hyperaccumulators) can be used for phytoremediation (removal of contaminants from soils) or phytomining (growing a crop of plants to harvest the metals). Two moss species, Bryum capillare Hedw. and C...

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Main Authors: Vukojević Vanja, Sabovljević Marko, Jovanović S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Belgrade, University of Novi Sad 2005-01-01
Series:Archives of Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-4664/2005/0354-46640502101V.pdf