<i>Pteridium aquilinum</i> (Dennstaedtiaceae), a Novel Hyperaccumulator Species of Hexavalent Chromium

Hexavalent chromium (Cr VI) is a highly toxic environmental pollutant produced as a byproduct of stainless steel manufacture and leather tanning. Several vegetal Cr VI-accumulating species have been investigated in phytoremediation, a promising technology to remove heavy metals from soils and water...

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Main Authors: Felipe de Jesús Eslava-Silva, María Eugenia Muñíz-Díaz de León, Manuel Jiménez-Estrada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/9/5621