Arsenic linkage in the irrigation water-soil-rice plant systems

Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-90

  Islam, M R ^a   Jahiruddin, M ^a   Islam, S ^a  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Rice grain; Rice straw; Shallow tube well water; Soil

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRY SEASON; IRRIGATION; PADDY FIELD; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 34548572185     PISSN: 00309885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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