Heavy metal load of soil, water and vegetables in peri-urban Delhi

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 79-91

  Singh, S ^a   Kumar, M ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bio availability; Contamination; Heavy metals; Okra; Safe limits; Spinach

Indexed keywords

BIO-AVAILABILITY; OKRA; SAFE LIMITS; SPINACH;

CONTAMINATION; EFFLUENTS; HEAVY METALS; IRRIGATION; SEWAGE; SOILS; WATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; LEAD; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; ZINC;

HEAVY METAL; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETABLE; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD WASHING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDIA; MARKET; OKRA; PH MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE PRICING; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SLUDGE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SPINACH; URBAN AREA; VEGETABLE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ABELMOSCHUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; METALS, HEAVY; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPINACIA OLERACEA; VEGETABLES; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ABELMOSCHUS; ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 33747465076     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-9050-3     Document Type: Article

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