Heavy metals of vegetables and soils of vegetable bases in Chongqing, Southwest China

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 130, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 271-279

  Yang, Qing Wei ^a,b   Li, Hang ^a   Long, Fang Yan ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHONGQING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agricultural soils; China; Contaminations; Heavy metals; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEAVY METALS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; AGROCHEMICALS; VEGETABLES;

AGRICULTURE;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; ZINC;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; POLLUTION EFFECT; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETABLE;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOVERNMENT; NONHUMAN; REGIONALIZATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; STANDARD; VEGETABLE;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VEGETABLES;

ASIA; CHINA; CHONGQING; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34249885595     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9395-2     Document Type: Article

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