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The phytoremediation potential of bioenergy crop Ricinus communis for DDTs and cadmium co-contaminated soil.
Bioresource technology - 1 Dec 2011
Huang Huagang, Yu Ning, Wang Lijun, Gupta D K, He Zhenli, Wang Kai, Zhu Zhiqiang, Yan Xingchu, Li Tingqiang, Yang Xiao-e
Abstract excerpt
Cadmium (Cd) and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) or its metabolite residues are frequently detected in agricultural soils and food, posing a threat to human health. The objective of this study was to compare the ability of 23 genotypes of Ricinus communis in mobilizing and uptake of Cd and DDTs (p,p'-DDT, o,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDD and p,p'-DDE) in the co-contaminated soil. The plant genotypes varied largely in the...
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