Phytostabilization potential of two ecotypes of Vetiveria zizanioides in cadmium-contaminated soils: greenhouse and field experiments

• Main Authors: Theerawut Phusantisampan, Weeradej Meeinkuirt, Patompong Saengwilai, John Pichtel, Rattanawat Chaiyarat
• Other Authors: King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Environmental Science
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/40631
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Soil contamination by cadmium (Cd) poses a serious environmental and public health concern. Phytoremediation, i.e., the use of plants to remove contaminants from soil, has been proposed for treatment of Cd-contaminated ecosystems. In this study, we demonstr...