Heavy metal accumulation by roadside vegetation and implications for pollution control.

Altaf R, Altaf S, Hussain M, Shah RU, Ullah R, Ullah MI, Rauf A, Ansari MJ, Alharbi SA, Alfarraj S, Datta R

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249147
Published: 2021
Container: PloS one
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0249147,
  title = {Heavy metal accumulation by roadside vegetation and implications for pollution control.},
  author = {Altaf R and Altaf S and Hussain M and Shah RU and Ullah R and Ullah MI and Rauf A and Ansari MJ and Alharbi SA and Alfarraj S and Datta R},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0249147},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249147}
}

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TI  - Heavy metal accumulation by roadside vegetation and implications for pollution control.
AU  - Altaf R
AU  - Altaf S
AU  - Hussain M
AU  - Shah RU
AU  - Ullah R
AU  - Ullah MI
AU  - Rauf A
AU  - Ansari MJ
AU  - Alharbi SA
AU  - Alfarraj S
AU  - Datta R
PY  - 2021
JO  - PloS one
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0249147
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R, A., S, A., M, H., RU, S., R, U., MI, U., A, R., MJ, A., SA, A., S, A., & R, D. (2021). Heavy metal accumulation by roadside vegetation and implications for pollution control.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249147

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