Impact of untreated wastewater irrigation on soils and crops in Shiraz suburban area, SW Iran

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 141, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 257-273

  Qishlaqi, Afshin ^a   Moore, Farid ^a   Forghani, Giti ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Assessment; Crops; Heavy metals; Iran; Shiraz; Soil; Waste water irrigation

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METALS; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING;

CONTAMINATION FACTORS; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE LIMITS; PHYTOAVAILABILITY; POLLUTION LOAD INDEXES; VEGETABLES;

IRRIGATION;

CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEAVY METAL; IRRIGATION; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL POLLUTION; SUBURBAN AREA; TOPSOIL; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; IRAN; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LETTUCE; PH; PHYTOAVAILABILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SPINACH; SUBURBAN AREA; VEGETABLE; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY; WHEAT;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRAN; METALS, HEAVY; SOIL; WATER;

ASIA; EURASIA; FARS; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; SHIRAZ;

LACTUCA; SPINACIA OLERACEA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 43249130168     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9893-x     Document Type: Article

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