Heavy metal contamination of soil and vegetables in suburban areas of Varanasi, India

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 258-266

  Kumar Sharma, Rajesh ^a   Agrawal, Madhoolika ^a   Marshall, Fiona ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Beta vulgaris; Contamination; Heavy metals; Irrigation; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

HEAVY METAL; LEAFY VEGETABLE; SOIL POLLUTION; SUBURBAN AREA; WASTEWATER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BEET; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HEALTH HAZARD; INDIA; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBURBAN AREA; SUMMER; VEGETABLE; WASTE WATER; WINTER;

AGRICULTURE; BETA VULGARIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; SEWAGE; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VEGETABLES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH; VARANASI;

BETA VULGARIS;

EID: 33751400040     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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