Heavy metal contents in horticultural crops of a representative area of the European Mediterranean region

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 378, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 42-48

  Peris, Mónica ^a   Micó, Carolina ^a   Recatalá, Luis ^a   Sánchez, Raúl ^a   Sánchez, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agricultural soils; Castell n; Heavy metals; Inflorescence crops; Leaf crops; Mediterranean region

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CLAY; HEAVY METALS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; INFLORESCENCE CROPS; LEAF CROPS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

CROPS;

CADMIUM; CARBONIC ACID; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ORGANIC MATTER; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; HEAVY METAL; HORTICULTURE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY;

ABSORPTION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRONOMY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HORTICULTURE; INFLORESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BETA VULGARIS; CHELATING AGENTS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; EDETIC ACID; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOWERS; LETTUCE; METALS, HEAVY; PLANT LEAVES; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPAIN;

AGRONOMY; CLAY; FARM CROPS; HEAVY METALS; SALINITY;

CASTELLON; COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 34147139456     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.01.030     Document Type: Article

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