Heavy metal content of vegetables irrigated with mixtures of wastewater and sewage sludge in Zimbabwe: Implications for human health

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-48

  Muchuweti, M ^a   Birkett, J W ^b   Chinyanga, E ^a   Zvauya, R ^a   Scrimshaw, M D ^c   Lester, J N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Green vegetables; Heavy metals; Sewage sludge; Soils; Wastewater; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; IRRIGATION; SEWAGE; VEGETABLE; WASTEWATER;

AFRICA; HARARE [ZIMBABWE]; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

CAPSICUM; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 29144433475     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2005.04.028     Document Type: Article

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