Characterization of heavy metal contaminated soils of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu

Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 147-151

  Malarkodi, M ^a   Krishnasamy, R ^a   Kumaraperumal, R ^a   Chitdeshwari, T ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Electroplating industry; Heavy metals; Industrial effluents; Relative availability; Sewage water

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247166311     PISSN: 18125379     EISSN: 18125417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ja.2007.147.151     Document Type: Article

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