Copper distribution in leaves and roots of plants growing on a copper mine-tailing storage facility in northern Chile Distribución de cobre en hojas y raíces de plantas que crecen sobre relaves mineros de cobre en el norte de Chile
In a copper mine-tailing afforested we characterized the physicochemical properties of the substrate at vegetated and non-vegetated patches. We studied the accumulation of copper in roots and leaves of the species present at the site, to evaluate their phytoextraction and/or phytostabilization poten...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Revista Chilena de Historia Natural |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2008000400004 |