Evaluation of heavy metal uptake and translocation by Acacia mangium as a phytoremediator of copper contaminated soil

• Main Authors: Nik Ab. Majid, Nik Muhamad, Islam, Md. Monirul, Justin, Veronica, Abdu, Arifin, Ahmadpour, Parisa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Journals 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24023/1/24023.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24023/; http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJB/article-abstract/C57BCE927927
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Many organic and inorganic pollutants, including heavy metals are being transported and mixed with the cultivated soils and water. Heavy metals are the most dangerous pollutants as they are nondegradable and accumulate and become toxic to plants and animals. An experiment was conducted in the glassh...