Phytoaccumulation of zinc and iron by jatropha curcas grown in used lubricating oil-contaminated soil

• Main Authors: Abioye, O.P., Agamuthu, Pariatamby, Abdul Raman, Abdul Aziz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Science, University of Malaya 2010
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4489/1/Agamuthu-2010-Phytoremediation_of.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4489/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Contamination of soil by heavy metals from used lubricating oil constitutes major environmental problems due to its negative impacts on humans and environment. Plants that possessed bioaccumulation potential offered green remediation approach for the removal of such heavy metal contaminants. In this...