Pot experiments were performed to evaluate the extent of accumulation of lead, cadmium and mercury under different concentrations. Plants did not survive if they wax dosed with 800 µg/ml or more for mercury and 1000 µg/ml for lead and cadmium. The order of accumulation is lead >cadmium>mercury. Present studies suggest that Mussaenda luteola can be used to remove heavy metals from the polluted soils.
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Manuscript Published on 01 September 1999
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