Aim: This study was carried out to asses the effectiveness of EDTA phytoextraction of heavy metals by Amaranthus hybridus cultivated on selected dumpsites, with a view to applying the plant in environmental restoration. Study Design: It is an analytical study. Place and Duration...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/11124
Background: It is needful to design a process that will lead to the use of fast growing tropical plants for phytoextraction studies. Study Design: It is an analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted between October 2010 and June 2012 on selected dumpsi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/9363
Aims: The study examined the levels of heavy metals in tissues of maize (Zea mays L.), cultivated on four selected dumpsites in Ekiti State, Nigeria; with a view to discouraging constant cultivation of abandoned dumpsites. Study Design: It is an analytical study. Place and Durati...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/9262
Jatropha gossypifolia has been known to thrive well in tropical climate, most importantly in Nigeria where they are found to grow naturally on dumpsites. The potential use of this robust tropical plant in phytoremediation technology should be advocated especially for developing c...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2012/1291