Hazardous effects of sewage water on the environment: Focus on heavy metals and chemical composition of soil and vegetables

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 338-346

  Butt, Masood Sadiq ^a   Sharif, Kamran ^a   Bajwa, Babar Ehsan ^a   Aziz, Abdul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b AYUB AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Metals; Pakistan; Pollution; Trade effluents; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 21244462785     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777830510601217     Document Type: Article

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