Accumulation and release of Pb(II) in aqueous solution by aquatic mosses (Fontinalis antipyretica)

The uptake and release of Pb(II) by Fontinalis antipyretica was studied in laboratory, by exposing the plants to different lead concentrations for 144 h and 335 h contamination and decontamination periods, respectively. A first order kinetic model was fitted to the experimental data to determine the...

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Main Author: Martins, Ramiro (author)
Other Authors: Freitas, Olga (author), Vilar, Vitor (author), Boaventura, Rui (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/1999
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/1999