Elemental uptake by edible herbs and lettuce (Latuca sativa)

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 423-428

  Pillay, Veni ^a   Jonnalagadda, Sreekanth B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Amaranth; Cabbage; Cadmium; Chards; Chromium; Elemental uptake; Exchangeable cations; Lead; Lettuce; Nickel; Spinach

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMIUM; IRON; POSITIVE IONS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

DRY WEIGHT; HERBS; LETTUCE; VEGETABLES;

VEGETATION;

HEAVY METAL;

ALUMINUM; BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; EDIBLE SPECIES; HERB; LEAD; LEAFY VEGETABLE; NICKEL; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; VEGETATION;

AMARANTHUS; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BRASSICA; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; LETTUCE; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SAFETY; SOIL POLLUTANT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPINACH; VEGETABLE;

AMARANTHUS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BRASSICA; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; LETTUCE; METALS, HEAVY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPINACIA OLERACEA; VEGETABLES;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; BETA VULGARIS CICLA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; LACTUCA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 34248209729     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601230701316416     Document Type: Article

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