Establishment of an Aseptic Culture System and Analysis of the Effective Growth Conditions for Eleocharis acicularis Ramets for Use in Phytoremediation

Eleocharis acicularis, an aquatic macrophyte of the Cyperaceae family, has been shown to accumulate multiple heavy metals and has great potential for use in the phytoremediation of contaminated soil and water. To investigate the mechanism of accumulation of heavy metals in E. acicularis while exclud...

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Main Authors: Yasushi Sato, Shinpei Goto, Shoya Teraoka, Katsuya Takagaki, Akinari Takehara, Sakae Sano, Masayuki Sakakibara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-06-01
Series:Environments
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/4/2/40