A time-series phytoremediation experiment with sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) on a former uranium mining site

On a test field situated at a former uranium mining site near Ronneburg (Thuringia, Germany) a small scale time-series field experiment with sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) was carried out. This area ghas elevated contents for the heavy metals Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Zn including the radionuclides U and...

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Main Authors: Kötschau A., Büchel G., Einax J. W., von Tümpling W., Merten D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2013-04-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20130113001