Search for dissertations about: "hyperaccumulator plants"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words hyperaccumulator plants.

2. 1. Development of a Low Cost Remediation Method for Heavy Metal Polluted Soil

   Author : Stalin Mkumbo; Gunno Renman; Ann-Margret Strömwall; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; autoclaved aerated concrete; decontamination; heavy metal; hyperaccumulator plants; sorbent; zeolite;

   Abstract : High concentrations of heavy metals in the soils have potential long-term environmental and health concerns because of their persistence and accumulation tendency in the environment and along the food chain. This study was aimed at studying the feasibility of heavy metals removal from the soil using plants naturally growing in the surroundings of selected polluted sites in Tanzania and soil application of the sorbent materials zeolite and autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC). READ MORE