Calculating heavy metal accumulation in soil: A comparison of methods illustrated by a case-study on compost application

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-82

  Moolenaar, Simon W ^a   Lexmond, Theo M ^a   Van Der Zee, Sjoerd E A T M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Agro ecosystem; Balance approach; Compost; Heavy metal flows; Soil composition

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; COMPOST; HEAVY METAL; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0031452780     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(97)00087-X     Document Type: Article

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