Influence of sewage sludge application on crop yields and heavy metal availability

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 201-210

  Hernández, Teresa ^a   Moreno, Juan I ^a   Costa, Francisco ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crop yield; Heavy metal availability; Macronutrients; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000602570     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.1991.10415030     Document Type: Article

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