C. González-Valenzuela

Detection of As, Cr and Cd in Walnut Trees by Extended X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy, EXAFS

E. Gallegos-Loya, C. González-Valenzuela, E. Orrantia-Borunda & A. Duarte-Moller · Physical Science International Journal · 2011

Heavy metals are found naturally in the soil in small concentrations. These can be collected in bigger amounts by mining, agriculture, industry, and others. Also plants can processes these in toxicity levels and if putted into the food chain, human physiologic integrity is affect...

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TEM and XAS Study of Silver Nanoparticles Formed in Phaseolus vulgaris

J. Parra Berumen, E. Gallegos-Loya, E. Orrantia-Borunda, A. Duarte-Moller & C. González-Valenzuela · Physical Science International Journal · 2011

The phytoremediation can be used to recover precious metals like gold, silver, platinum and palladium, indicating that there is a wide opportunity for use it as a remediation technology in mining. The alfalfa alive was used to reduce the silver and forming silver nanoparticles Ag...

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