Effects of past sewage sludge additions on heavy metal availability in light textured soils: Implications for crop yields and metal uptakes

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 413-423

  Bhogal, A ^a   Nicholson, F A ^a   Chambers, B J ^a   Shepherd, M A ^a  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Availability; Heavy metals; Sewage sludge; Yield

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; HEAVY METALS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION;

SOIL QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; CHROMIUM; COPPER DERIVATIVE; HEAVY METAL; NICKEL; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CROP YIELD; HEAVY METAL; SEWAGE; SLUDGE;

ARTICLE; CEREAL; CROP PRODUCTION; LEGUME; LOAM SOIL; METAL EXTRACTION; PLANT GROWTH; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED KINGDOM; BIOAVAILABILITY; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; TIME;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037333065     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00230-0     Document Type: Article

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