Inputs of trace elements in agricultural soils via phosphate fertilizers in European countries

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 390, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-57

  Nziguheba, Generose ^a   Smolders, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Nickel; Phosphate fertilizers; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EUROPE; NICKEL; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS; SOILS; ZINC;

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; MASS BALANCE;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; LEAD; NICKEL; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CADMIUM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MASS BALANCE; NICKEL; PHOSPHATE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CROP PRODUCTION; EUROPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANDINAVIA; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; ARSENIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; FERTILIZERS; METALS, HEAVY; PHOSPHATES; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 36649013440     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.09.031     Document Type: Article

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