| Impact ID | 9091 |
| Impact Type | Water Quality |
| Study Type | Experimental |
| Study Location | Laboratory |
| Impact Description | Alternanthera philoxeroides had high efficiency at restraining the translocation of cadmium (Cd), and it showed a high degree of Cd partitioning in the plant roots. A. philoxeroides is a good candidate for use in the Cd-phytoremediation of invaded aquatic environments, and it could act a biomarker of aquatic environments contaminated with Cd. |
| Reference | 42693 |
| Great Lakes Region | No |
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