Phytoremediation of heavy metals (Cd, Pb and V) in gas refinery wastewater using common reed (Phragmitis australis)

Industrial wastewaters are of the major sources of heavy metal pollution in the environment. In the Middle East, gas and oil industry is the major source of heavy metal pollution and releases significant amounts of metals into the terrestrial and aquatic environment. In this research the capability...

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Main Authors: Amir Hossein Hamidian, Majid Atashgahi, Nematollah Khorasani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Tehran 2014-02-01
Series:International Journal of Aquatic Biology
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Online Access:http://ij-aquaticbiology.com/index.php/ijab/article/view/21