Mercury pollution from irrigation with treated sewage water (TSW)

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 315-322

  Pillay, A E ^a   Yaghi, B ^b   Williams, J R ^b   Al Kindy, S ^b  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Hospital effluent; Industrial waste; Mercury; Sustainable development; Treate sewage water

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; PLASTIC;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRRIGATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SEWAGE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HOSPITAL WASTE; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); PLANT; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SOIL POLLUTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; MERCURY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 34250653275     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2007.027     Document Type: Article

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