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The genetic differentiation of Colocasia esculenta growing in gold mining areas with arsenic contamination.
Environmental monitoring and assessment - 1 May 2015
Boonmee Sirilak, Neeratanaphan Lamyai, Tanee Tawatchai, Khamon Prodpran
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Arsenic is a heavy metal found in contaminated gold mining areas and which can affect plant and animal species. This study aims to determine the concentration of As in the aquatic plant Colocasia esculenta as well as this plant's genetic variability. Sediment and C. esculenta samples were collected from three studied sites at the edge of a stream around a gold mine. The arsenic concentrations in sediment and C....
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