Towards a clean environment: To what extent can trees serve as phytoremediators for chemically polluted soils?

The study investigated the potential of five common tree species in West Africa to bioaccumulate heavy metals in their various plant components over the course of different growth phases and at varying contamination levels (control, double the permissible level and triple the permissible limit). Hea...

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Main Authors: Victor Akanbi Olayiwola, Samuel Ayodele Mesele, Emmanuel Oluwakayode Ajayi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Environmental Challenges
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010023000872