Pollution Abatement of Heavy Metals in Different Conditions by Water Kefir Grains as a Protective Tool against Toxicity
This research paper addresses the hypothesis that Water Kefir grains can be used as absorbers of metal ions and reports the first application of the Water Kefir grains as a protective tool against toxicity by heavy metal ions. The aim of this study is to evaluate the concentration of heavy metal ion...
Main Authors: | Giorgio Volpi, Marco Ginepro, Janeth Tafur-Marinos, Vincenzo Zelano |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2019-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Chemistry |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8763902 |
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