Selected aquatic plants as indicator species for heavy metal pollution
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Environmental Science and Health . Part A: Environmental Science and Engineering
- Vol. 11 (12) , 717-725
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10934527609385809
Abstract
Heavy metal pollution of the aquatic environment is often responsible for depletion of fishery resources and sudden fish‐kills. Some aquatic plants do selectively accumulate specific metals and can serve as biological monitors. Two vascular plants, Potamogeton and Equisetum and a blue algae Oscillatoria have proved useful for monitoring metal pollution.Keywords
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