Sorption of heavy metals onto hydrophobic parts of aquatic plants
Conference
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OSTI ID:214837
- Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)
The ability of the roots of Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth), Tripha latifolia (common cattail) and Sparganium minimum (burr reed) to accumulate lead and mercury ions from aqueous solution was investigated. The relative abilities of the hydrophilic and hydrophobic portions of the root material to accumulate these ions was studied and it was found that the hydrophilic portion accumulates substantially more of the heavy metal ions than the hydrophobic portion. An attempt is made to explain this better sorption ability.
- OSTI ID:
- 214837
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950801--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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