Phytoremediation potential of the naturally occurring wetland species in protected Long Beach in Ulcinj, Montenegro

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 797; p. 148995
• Main Authors: Milić, Dubravka, Bubanja, Nada, Ninkov, Jordana, Milić, Stanko, Vasin, Jovica, Luković, Jadranka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 25.11.2021
• Subjects: Bioaccumulation; bioaccumulation factor; Bolboschoenus maritimus; Coastal; coasts; environment; Heavy metals; Juncus acutus; Juncus articulatus; Juncus maritimus; Macrophytes; Montenegro; phytoremediation; rivers; salt marshes; Scirpoides holoschoenus; soil degradation; vegetation; Wetland; Montenegro; Coastal; Macrophytes; Bioaccumulation; Wetland; Heavy metals

Long Beach, situated in southern Montenegro, is subject to considerable biogenic and abiogenic influences. Thus, analyzing total heavy metal content in soil and plants in this region is, while challenging, highly important in order to assess the level for determining the soil degradation level and t...