Common weeds as heavy metal bioindicators: a new approach in biomonitoring

Abstract Environmental pollution by heavy metals affects both urban and non-urban areas of Europe and the world. The use of bioindicator plants for the detection of these pollutants is a common practice. An important property of potential bioindicators is their easy availability and wide distributio...

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Main Authors: A. Cakaj, M. Lisiak-Zielińska, A. Hanć, A. Małecka, K. Borowiak, M. Drapikowska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34019-9