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Rene Juna R Claveria1, Teresita R Perez2, Mary Jean B Apuan3

  • 1Department of Environmental Science, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines.

Chemosphere
|July 24, 2019
PubMed
Summary

Pteris melanocaulon, a fern, excels at accumulating copper and arsenic in Philippine mines. This study confirms its potential as an excellent arsenic hyperaccumulator, similar to known species.

Keywords:
ArsenicBioaccumulationFernsHyperaccumulatorTranslocation

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