Accumulation of lead and zinc by plants colonizing a metal mining area in Central Iran

The Irankouh area, located in Central Iran, is a vast mountainous region with mineralized soils and several active zinc and lead mining and smelting sites. In this study plants and soils from 5 different sites in this area were collected and analyzed for Zn and Pb. Analysis of soils from different s...

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Main Authors: S. M. Ghaderian, G. R. Hemmat, R. D. Reeves, A. J. M. Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Julius Kühn-Institut 2012-12-01
Series:Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality
Online Access:https://ojs.openagrar.de/index.php/JABFQ/article/view/2161